Appointment of S. Veeresh Prabhu presently working as the DIG, as joint director in the CBI

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of S. Veeresh Prabhu, a 2005 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Maharashtra cadre, presently working as the DIG, as joint director in the CBI for a tenure upto October 13, 2027, it said.

His batchmate Rajiv Ranjan (Sikkim cadre) has also been appointed as the joint director in the premier probe agency for a tenure upto May 30, 2026, the order said.

blob:https://theprint.in/3e53c535-2a35-45f8-bdc0-7eab97bddf17hree other IPS officers of the 2005 batch — Sumedha Dwevedi (Himachal Pradesh cadre), Vijayendra Bidari (Tamil Nadu cadre) and Sharada Raut (Maharashtra cadre) — have also been appointed as joint directors in the CBI, according to the order.