In key appointment Delhi Police commissioner Alok Kumar Verma is all set to become the next director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), government sources said.
According to a report, a formal announcement is expected later on Monday.
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A three-member committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to pick Verma as the CBI chief, government sources said.
Sources said the government placed three names before the panel — also comprising Chief Justice JS Khehar and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge — for consideration.
Verma, a 1979 batch Indian Police Service officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, had a higher grading and was the senior-most among the shortlisted candidates. He was the Delhi Police chief for the last 11 months.