ANSWER: None of the above
Explanation: Former Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma on 1st Feb 2017 took over as Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation.He was the Director-General of Prisons, the Director-General of Police in Mizoram and Puducherry.He also served as the Inspector-General of Police in Andaman & Nicobar Islands.In official capacity over 37 years, Mr. Verma held several positions in the vigilance, intelligence, crime & railways and administration wings.Alok Kumar Verma is a 1979 batch Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre IPS officer.The new CBI Director is known for his strong belief in the transformational role of technology.Verma has led various projects across organisations aimed at early adoption of technology in policing.While serving as the police chief in Mizoram, Puduchery and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, he also introduced a slew of reformative and progressive measures in order to streamline policing services and up flight the morale of his team.While serving as the Delhi Police commissioner, Verma introduced all-women Police Control Room vans in the national capital.He is also credited with trying to boost police accountability with the help of public interactions, community policing and increasing visibility of police, among other steps.Known to be a champion towards the cause of improvement of welfare of the force, Verma also worked to bring in greater transparency, especially in the areas of procurement, registration of complaints and recruitment of entry-level staff.Recent Delhi Police Chiefs: (number, name and date of office)
ANSWER: Alok Verma
Explanation: 3 member collegium led by PM Narendra Modi and CJI J. S. Khehar appointed Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma as the next director of the CBI.The third member in the panel, Congress leader Mallikaarjuna Kharge opposed the appointment.The 1979 batch IPS officer from Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre has been appointed CBI Director for a period of two years following appointment by ACCVerma took charge of Delhi Police chief post in February 2016. Anil Sinha was the previous CBI director.1984 batch IPS officer from Gujarat cadre was presently looking after CBI work as interim director.Kharge reportedly gave his dissent note of selecting Alok Verma for the CBI Director citing that he59 year old Verma, who was due to retire from service in July this year. He will now have a fixed tenure of two years as CBI Director.He had worked in various positions in Delhi Police. He also held posts in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Mizoram and in the Intelligence Bureau.He took charge of Delhi Police from B S Bassi last year, after relinquishing the charge of DG of Tihar Jail.Verma is the 27th Director of CBI.The other strong contender IPS officers were:
