Besides PM Modi, the selection committee has Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and Chief Justice of India or his nominee as its other members. Photo: Hindustan TimesNew Delhi: A three-member committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet tomorrow to decide on the chief of the country’s premier probe agency the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). At present, Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana is the interim director of the investigating agency. The selection committee has Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and Chief Justice of India or his nominee as its other members. Mathur, a 1981 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre, is working with Maharashtra State Police Housing and Welfare Corporation Ltd.

Source: Mint January 15, 2017 05:38 UTC