New Delhi, Feb 20 (PTI) Senior IPS officer Nitin Deep Blaggan was on Monday appointed as a joint director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a Personnel Ministry order said.

Blaggan, a 2003-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed for a tenure up to October 8, 2024, it said.

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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in the deputation tenure of Viplav Kumar Choudhry, joint director, CBI for a period of six months beyond 27 September 2022, the order said.

Choudhry is a 1997-batch IPS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

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