Y.C Modi named NIA chief

Senior IPS officer Y.C Modi, who was part of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team that probed the 2002 Gujarat riot cases, was on Monday named chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

The federal probe agency is tasked with probing terrorism and terror-financing related cases.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved Mr. Modi’s appointment as Director General of the NIA, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), said.

Another senior IPS officer, Rajni Kant Misra, has been appointed Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).

Mr. Modi will hold the post till his superannuation, i.e. May 31, 2021, the order said.