Overview
- Praveen Sood, a 1986-batch IPS officer of the Karnataka cadre, will continue as CBI Director until May 2026.
- The extension decision was made after a three-member selection panel, including PM Modi, LoP Rahul Gandhi, and CJI Sanjiv Khanna, failed to reach consensus on a replacement.
- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet formalized the extension on May 7, 2025, under statutory and Supreme Court-mandated guidelines.
- Sood’s tenure as CBI Director has been marked by high-profile investigations and technological reforms in case tracking systems.
- Rahul Gandhi reportedly dissented on the extension, highlighting ongoing political dimensions in the leadership decision process.