New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) Gujarat-cadre IPS officer V Chandrasekhar was on Tuesday appointed as the joint director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), according to a personnel ministry order.

Chandrasekhar, a 2000-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, had also served in the central probe agency as the superintendent of police and deputy inspector general.

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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment to the post of joint director, CBI for a period of five years, the order said.

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