New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Dinkar Gupta on Thursday has been appointed as the Director-General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a Personnel Ministry order said, as reported by news agency ANI. Dinkar is a 1987-batch IPS officer, who enjoyed the proximity to Cong during UPA 1-2, first in Intelligence Bureau in Delhi & then as DGP Punjab.
The Government of India appoints IPS Dinkar Gupta as Director General, National Investigation Agency pic.twitter.com/42jtktGG3R
– ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Gupta’s appointment as the Director-General, NIA till March 31, 2024, that is the date of his retirement,” read a new order.
In another order, Swagat Das was designated Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Home Ministry.
The Government of India appoints IPS Swagat Das presently working as Special Director in Intelligence Bureau to the post of Special Secretary (Internal Security), MHA. pic.twitter.com/rqRuxzHldJ
– ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022
Das, a 1987-batch IPS official of the Chhattisgarh unit, is as of now Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau.
“Das has been appointed to the post till November 30, 2024, that is the date of his superannuation,” the order said.
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