Senior IPS Officer Ranjit Sinha Appointed as CBI Director for Two Years

Ranjit Sinha, the Bihar Cadre Senior IPS Officer of 1974 batch was appointed as next director of Central Bureau of Investigation on 22 November 2012 for two years. In the official order, it was declared that Sinha would serve as the CBI director for two years starting from the date when he joins the office. Sinha will be taking over the office from AP Singh, the IPS of 1974 Jharkhand Cadre, who is retiring on 30 November 2012.

About Ranjit Sinha

•    Presently, Sinha is the director general of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force.
•    He was the head of Railway Protection Force.
•    He has served at senior positions in CBI at Delhi and Patna
•    Sinha served in CBI as the DIG in Patna as well as Joint Director (Anti corruption), Delhi and Joint Director (Administration) at the CBI headquarters
•    Ranjit Sinha served as the IG (Operations) in CRPF in Srinagar as well as IG (personnel) in Delhi
•    He is an M. Phil from the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.
•    Sinha has received Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 1991 as well as President's Police Medal for Distinguished Services in 1997.

His name was cleared from panel of three IPS officers by Appointments Committee of Cabinet, which is headed by Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. The selection committee headed by Central Vigilance Commissioner shortlisted names of three senior IPS officers including Ranjit Sinha and they were SC Sinha- Director General of National Investigation Agency and Atul- Uttar Pradesh DG (Home Guards).