IPS officer Praveen Sood takes charge as new CBI director

Praveen Sood, a 1986-batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre, on Thursday took charge as the 34th director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Sood took charge from Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, who completed his fixed two-year tenure in the CBI. Sood previously served as the Karnataka chief of police and has also served in various other important positions.