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Download Solution PDFWho took over as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau on 24 June 2022?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Tapan Kumar Deka.
Key Points
- The Central government on 24 June 2022 appointed senior IPS officer Tapan Kumar Deka as Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
- Deka, a 1988 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IPS officer, has been appointed for a tenure of two years.
- He will succeed incumbent Intelligence Bureau Director Arvind Kumar, whose tenure ends on June 30.
- Deka is currently the head of the Operations Desk of the IB.
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