Rishi Kumar Shukla appointed new CBI director

Rishi Kumar Shukla has been appointed as the new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation. A high powered committee which met here today, appointed IPS officer Shukla as the new CBI director.

Shukla is the former DGP of Madhya Pradesh and was chosen by the panel comprising the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition and Chief Justice of India. He will head the CBI for a period of two years.