NB In List | All about new CBI chief Praveen Sood, whom DK Shivakumar want to suspend for taking action against Congress

Shivakumar had called him a Nalayak and vowed action against him once his party is voted to power.

NewsBharati    15-May-2023 11:30:15 AM
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New Delhi, May 15: Praveen Sood, a 1986 batch IPS officer and the current Karnataka DGP, was appointed as the new CBI director on Sunday for a period of two years. Sood will replace current CBI Director Subodh Jaiswal when his tenure ends on May 25.
 
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Sood has been chosen by the panel comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud. Sood will hold the position for two years till May 2025.
 
It should be noted that, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar had accused him of being biased towards the Bharatiya Janata Party. Even, Shivakumar had called him a Nalayak and vowed action against him once his party is voted to power. He had alleged that around 25 cases were registered against Congress leaders and none against BJP leaders while Sood was heading the Karnataka Police.
 
 
 
Intrestingly, the meeting of the panel for the selection of names took place on May 13, Saturday – the day when the Congress achieved a massive victory in the Karnataka state assembly elections.
 
It is learnt that Chowdhury has submitted a dissent note against the recommendation of Sood “as he was not among the original panel of officers who were shortlisted for the top CBI job and his name was included at the last minute,” the newspaper reported citing sources.


Who is Praveen Sood, The New CBI Director?


1Sood, is originally from Himachal Pradesh and an alumnus of IIT-Delhi, has been serving as the State DGP for the past three years.
 
2Praveen Sood is a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who joined the force in 1986 and was first appointed as Asstt. Superintendent of Police, Mysore in 1989.
 
3He was then posted as the Superintendent of Police in Bellary and Raichur, and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order in Bangalore. Sood also served as Police Advisor to the Government of Mauritius for three years.
 
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In 2011, he was awarded the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service. Praveen Sood was awarded with Chief Minister’s Gold Medal for excellence in service in 1996, Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2002.

5He was instrumental in the launch of the "Namma 100" emergency response system, which received an average of 6,000 calls a day with an average response time of 17 minutes within three months of its launch. Currently, he serves as the Director General and Inspector General of Police, Karnataka.
 
6Sood is the third IPS officer of Karnataka cadre to be appointed as CBI chief. The other two were Joginder Singh and D R Karthikeyan.