Ex-Delhi Police chief Alok Verma takes charge as CBI chief
Former Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma on Wednesday took charge as the new Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief. A 1979 batch IPS officer, Verma has also served as Mizoram's police chief. His appointment was approved by a three-member selection panel headed by PM Narendra Modi. The post had been lying vacant for over a month following Anil Sinha's retirement.