The tenure of CBI Director Praveen Sood has been extended for a period of one year beyond May 24, 2025, when he was due to retire, the Centre said in a notification on Wednesday,
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, based on the recommendations of the Committee, has approved the extension in tenure of Shri Praveen Sood, IPS (KN: 1986) as Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a period of one year beyond 24.05.2005,” the government’s notification, dated May 7, read.
Sood took over as the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation on May 25, 2023. He had been appointed for a two-year term.
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