Praveen Sood Gets One-Year Extension as CBI Director
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New Delhi, May 13, 2026: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved a one-year extension in the tenure of Praveen Sood as Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation.
According to an official order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training on Tuesday, the extension will take effect after May 24, 2026, when Praveen Sood’s current tenure was scheduled to end.
Praveen Sood, a 1986-batch IPS officer of the Karnataka cadre, was appointed as CBI Director in May 2023 for a two-year term. With the latest decision, he will continue to head the country’s premier investigating agency for one more year.