New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Mahesh Dixit will be the new chief of Intelligence Bureau, sources said Thursday.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared his appointment, they said.Dixit, a 1993-batch IPS officer from Andhra Pradesh cadre, will take over from incumbent Tapan Kumar Deka, they said.He has been serving as Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau and commands extensive experience as head of State Intelligence Bureau in Jammu and Kashmir.
Senior IPS officer Mahesh Dixit appointed Intelligence Bureau chief
Senior IPS officer Mahesh Dixit has been appointed as the new chief of the Intelligence Bureau, with the Prime Minister-led Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approving his elevation. A 1993-batch officer, Dixit, currently serving as Special Director, brings extensive experience from his previous role heading the State Intelligence Bureau in Jammu and Kashmir. He will succeed Tapan Kumar Deka.









