Senior IPS Officer YC Modi Appointed As NIA Chief

September 18, 2017 15:59
Senior IPS Officer YC Modi Appointed As NIA Chief

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Senior IPS Officer YC Modi Appointed As NIA Chief:- Senior IPS officer YC Modi has been named as the chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Modi was part of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) that probed the 2002 Gujarat riot cases.

The NIA, a federal probe agency is tasked with probing terrorism and terror-financing related cases. Modi’s appointment as director general of the NIA was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), said an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

Another senior IPS officer, Rajni Kant Misra, has been appointed director general of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). As per the order, Modi will hold the post till his superannuation, i.e. May 31, 2021.

The appointment of Modi as officer on special duty (OSD) in NIA was also approved by ACC, with immediate effect to ensure a smooth takeover.

Modi is a 1984 batch IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre. Currently, he is a special director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). After he completes his tenure on October 30, Modi will take over from Sharad Kumar, who was appointed DG NIA in July 2013. Kumar has been given two extensions. He was given a one-year extension, in October last year, apparently to help the agency complete some important probes, including the Pathankot terror case, terror strikes in.

Kashmir, Burdwan blast case and the Samjhauta blast cases Misra has been appointed director general of the SSB till the date of his superannuation, i.e. August 31, 2019, the DoPT order said.

Misra, a 1984 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, is at present additional director general in the Border Security Force (BSF).

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