Rishi Kumar Shukla
Honourable Rishi Kumar Shukla | |
|---|---|
| Director of Central Bureau of Investigation | |
| Assumed office 2 February 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Preceded by | M. Nageshwar Rao |
| Director General of Police of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 1 July 2016 – 1 February 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1960 Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Rishi Kumar Shukla (born 23 August 1960) is an IPS officer and the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He assumed office on 2 February 2019 for a tenure of two years.[1][2]
Education
Shukla has a post graduate qualification in Philosophy.[3]
Career
Shukla is a 1983 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. After his training stint at the National Police Academy, he was posted in Shivpuri, Damoh, Raipur, and Mandsaur districts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. He has trained in crisis management and negotiations in the United States,[where?] and was briefly associated with the Intelligence Bureau handling sensitive cases.[3]
Prior to being appointed as the director of the CBI, he was appointed the director general of Madhya Pradesh Police in 2016 and the chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Police Housing Corporation in Bhopal.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b "IPS officer Rishi Kumar Shukla appointed new CBI director". The Times of India. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ "Rishi Kumar Shukla, MP cadre IPS, appointed as new CBI chief". The Indian Express. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ a b "Who is Rishi Kumar Shukla? All you need to know about the newly appointed CBI Director". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "All You Need To Know About New CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla: 5 Points". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2019-02-02.