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| Office | Central Bureau of Investigation
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| Predecessor | Ranjit Sinha |
| Successor | Alok Verma
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| Born | 1956-01-16 (age 70) |
| Born | Buxar, Bihar
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| Alma mater | Harvard University, JNU[1]
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Anil Sinha or Anil Kumar Sinha (born 16 January 1956)[2] is a Bihar Cadre Indian Police Service officer of the 1979 batch[3] and was the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation till 2 December 2016.[4] He has earlier served as DIG and IG in Special Protection Group, New Delhi, and Additional Secretary in Central Vigilance Commission.[5]
Education
Anil Sinha possesses a post-graduate degree in psychology and an MPhil degree in strategic studies. He is an alumnus of the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He also attended the National Defence College, India.[6]
Career
Anil Sinha held several positions in his State cadre in Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Administration, Special Branch & other Divisions as SP, DIG, IG & ADG. He has served as Additional Director-General of Police (Law & Order) and thereafter as Additional DG, he also headed the Vigilance Investigation Bureau. He has been associated with the investigations of a number of sensitive cases, including a large number of trap cases and Disproportionate Assets Cases against corrupt public servants.[7]
He had received the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2000 and the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2006.[8]
References
- ↑ "Anil Sinha Named New CBI Director","Affairscloud" , 3 December 2014.
- ↑ PRESENT POSTING OF IPS OFFICERS AS ON 26-11-2014. DEPARTMENT OF HOME, GOVT. OF BIHAR. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ Anil Sinha named CBI Director. IBNLive.in. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ Anil Sinha appointed new CBI director. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ Anil Sinha Will be the New CBI Director. NDTV Convergence. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ Shri Anil Jumar Sinha joins as Special Director, CBIS Template:Webarchive, "Cbi.nic.in"
- ↑ "Anil Sinha Named New CBI Director","Affairscloud" , 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 1979-batch IPS officer Anil Kumar Sinha takes over as the new CBI chief. Retrieved 12 January 2015.