Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma new CBI chief

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma was today appointed Director of CBI, country’s premier probe agency.

His name was cleared by a three-member selection panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comprising Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar and Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge as members.

Verma has been made the CBI chief, official sources said. (AGENCIES)