Intelligence Bureau chief Tapan Deka has been given another extension in tenure for a year. Those with ear to the ground say TINA or there is no alternative factor worked for Deka’s extension, besides the obvious reason that Deka is the best person to handle the job at the moment. Sarkar didn’t seem too enthusiastic about other senior officers of 1991 and 1992 batches of IPS working in the IB at the moment and picking an officer from 1993 batch, like Mahesh Dixit, was would been seen as giving responsibility to a to a little junior officer as officers from batches of 1988, 1989, 1990 are still serving or continue to serve for next year or so. The Director of IB is considered senior most police officer of the country as chairs the annual conference of all police chiefs.
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