The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Monday approved the appointment of senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers YC Modi as new chief of National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Rajni Kant Misra as Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
Modi, a 1984-batch IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, is special director in CBI. He will succeed Sharad Kumar, who will complete his tenure on October 30, the order said.
Modi was part of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team that probed the 2002 Gujarat riot cases.
Modi will hold the post till his superannuation on May 31, 2021, the order said. The ACC also approved the appointment of Modi as officer on special duty (OSD) in NIA with immediate effect to ensure a smooth takeover.
Sharad Kumar, who was appointed as NIA DG in July 2013, was given two extensions. In October last year, he was given a one-year extension, apparently to help the agency complete probe in the Pathankot terror case and various ISIS related cases.
Rajni Kant Misra, a 1984-batch IPS officer of the UP cadre, will head SSB till August 31, 2019. He will take charge on October 1, after the retirement of incumbent SSB Director General Archana Ramasundaram. Misra is currently Additional DC in Border Security Force (BSF).