New Delhi: A high-powered committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday for selecting the next Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief. The meeting will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Chief Justice of India HL Dattu.
The names of the contenders for the next CBI chief have reached the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for approval.
The current chief of CBI Ranjit Sinha is retiring on Tuesday after heading one of the most controversial tenures in the history of the federal investigative agency.
The names under consideration for the top post are Prakash Mishra, Special Secretary, Internal Security, Ministry of Home Affairs; Abhay Anand, DG Home Guards and former Bihar DGP; Sharad Kumar, Director General NIA; Anil Sinha, Special Director CBI; and Krishna Chowdhary, DG Railway Protection Force.
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