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25/06/22 13:26 PM IST

Tapan Kumar Deka appointed as Director of Intelligence Bureau

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  • The Central government appointed senior IPS officer Tapan Kumar Deka as Director of Intelligence Bureau.
Tapan Kumar 
  • Tapan Kumar Deka, a 1988 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IPS officer, was appointed Director of Intelligence Bureau for a tenure of two years from the date of assumption of the charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
  • Deka will succeed incumbent Intelligence Bureau Director Arvind Kumar, whose tenure ends on June 30.
  • Deka, a 1988 batch IPS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, will have a fixed tenure of two years.
  • He has superseded his senior Special Director A Sema Rajan, a 1987 batch IPS officer of the Bihar cadre, in the appointment.
  • Deka, who has been handling the operations division of the Intelligence Bureau, has decades of experience in counter-terrorism.
  • He was the operations joint-director when Indian Mujahideen (IM) was at the peak of its sabotage activities in the country.
  • Deka was also handling operations during the 2015-16 Pathankot air base attack and the 2019 Pulwama attack.

Samant Goel
  • Current chief of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) Samant Goel, meanwhile, has been given another extension of one year in his tenure which comes to an end on June 30.
  • Goel’s extension indicates he continues to enjoy the trust of the government despite the botched-up operation to get Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan fraud accused Mehul Choksi back in India.
  • Goel is an officer of the Punjab cadre and was appointed as R&AW chief last year. He was granted an extension of tenure last year.
  • He has earlier served in London and Dubai. Goel, who has been credited with counter-intelligence work against Khalistani forces during his stint in London, superseded R Kumar, the then seniormost officer in R&AW, in 2019.
  • Kumar, who headed the Pakistan desk, is largely credited in the security establishment for the successful Balakot strikes post the February 14 Pulwama attack that year.
Source- Indian Express 

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