New Delhi: As CBI chief Ranjit Sinha retires on Tuesday, a high powered committee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge and Chief Justice of India HL Dattu will meet to decide on a new officer to head country's premier investigating agency.
Amongst the main contenders for the top post is Rajasthan DGP Omendra Bharadwaj and Special Secretary in Union Home Ministry Prakash Mishra. Kerala Police Chief K S Balasubramaniam is also in the race.
The names of the contenders for the next CBI chief had reached the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Monday for approval. It is for the first time that a PM-led panel is choosing the next CBI chief.
The current chief of CBI Ranjit Sinha is retiring after heading one of the most controversial tenures in the history of the federal investigative agency.
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