Former Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta Appointed As NIA Chief

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 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.

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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