Ranjit Sinha | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation | |
| In office 3 December 2012 – 2 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | A P Singh |
| Succeeded by | Anil Sinha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1953[1] Jamshedpur, Bihar, India |
| Died | 16 April 2021 (aged 68) |
| Alma mater | Patna University[1] Indian Institute of Public Administration[2] |
| Awards | Indian Police Medal of Meritorious Service President Police Medal for Distinguished Service DG's commendation discs in CRPF and ITBP Force.[3] |
| Police career | |
| Country |  India |
| Service years | 1974–2014 |
| Batch | 1974 |
Ranjit Sinha (27 March 1953 – 16 April 2021) was an Indian police officer[4] and was the former director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He was the director general of police of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the director general of the Railway Protection Force before joining as the CBI director in December 2012 for a two-year tenure. He has also served in senior positions in the CBI in Patna and Delhi.
Sinha had also worked in Central Reserve Police Force as IG (Operations) in Srinagar and IG (Personnel) in Delhi. He had earlier held positions in CBI including the post of joint director and deputy inspector general. He has been associated with the investigations of a number of sensitive and important cases of national and international ramifications. He was selected based on the procedure laid down by CVC Act 2003 and had a tenure of two years. He was selected by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
In addition to his main responsibility of administering the CBI, Sinha also coordinated between different anti-corruption bureaus, the Income Tax Department, and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) in fighting corruption. When his appointment was announced, the Bharatiya Janata Party questioned the manner in which Sinha was appointed to head the Central Bureau of Investigation by the Indian National Congress-led government.
- ^ a b "BIO-DATA OF SHRI RANJIT SINHA, DIRECTOR GENERAL/RPF". Indian Railways. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Senior IPS officer Ranjit Sinha is the next CBI Director". India Today. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Bihar cadre IPS officer Ranjit Sinha appointed as new CBI chief". CNN. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Ex-CBI Director Ranjit Sinha passes away". The Economic Times. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.