New Delhi:Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer AP Singh was on Tuesday appointed the new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a period of two years. Singh takes over from Ashwini Kumar. The Appointments' Committee of the Union Cabinet headed
by the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, cleared the name of Singh, a 1974 batch
IPS officer from Jharkhand cadre. Prior to his appointment, Singh, 58, was serving
as Special Director in the agency. He has also held the post of Additional Director
General in the Border Security Force (BSF) and is a recipient of the Indian Police
Medal and the President's Police Medal. Ashwani Kumar was the CBI Director from
August 2, 2008 to November 30, 2010.
