New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has inducted three Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and one Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer as Superintendents of Police (SPs) on deputation. The three IPS officers have been inducted for five years each, while the IRS officer will serve in the agency for three years.
The officers inducted into the central investigative agency are Tripti Bhatt (IPS: 2013: Uttarakhand cadre), G Poonguzhali (IPS: 2014: Kerala cadre), Juvvanapudi Mahesh (IPS: 2020: Kerala cadre) and Abhishek Pradeepkumar Singh (IRS-IT: 2017).
Before their induction, the officers were serving in different administrative and operational roles. Their previous assignments included responsibilities in the Uttarakhand Home and Prisons Department, Kerala Police Headquarters, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau in Kerala, and the Income Tax Department in Delhi.
Four Officers Inducted as SPs in CBI
The officers and their deputation tenures are as follows:
- Tripti Bhatt: IPS, 2013 batch, Uttarakhand cadre — five years.
- G Poonguzhali: IPS, 2014 batch, Kerala cadre — five years.
- Juvvanapudi Mahesh: IPS, 2020 batch, Kerala cadre — five years.
- Abhishek Pradeepkumar Singh: IRS (Income Tax), 2017 batch — three years.
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1. Tripti Bhatt: 2013-Batch Uttarakhand Cadre IPS Officer
Tripti Bhatt is a 2013-batch IPS officer of the Uttarakhand cadre. Before her induction into the CBI, she was serving as Additional Secretary in the Uttarakhand Home and Prisons Department, with additional charge as Superintendent of Police (SP), Fire Service.
Her previous responsibilities placed her in the state’s home administration and fire services establishment. With her new assignment, Bhatt will move to the central investigative agency as an SP on deputation for five years.
Her induction adds an officer with experience in state-level administrative and police responsibilities to the CBI’s supervisory ranks.
2. G Poonguzhali: 2014-Batch Kerala Cadre IPS Officer
G Poonguzhali is a 2014-batch IPS officer of the Kerala cadre. Before her induction into the CBI, she was serving as Assistant Inspector General of Police (Personnel) at the Kerala Police Headquarters.
In her role at the police headquarters, she was associated with personnel-related responsibilities within the Kerala Police establishment. Her central deputation will last five years.
Poonguzhali has also been reported as the investigating officer in the case involving former Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil. A report published on October 20, 2026, stated that she was expected to complete the relevant investigation-related formalities before joining the CBI.
Her induction marks a move from police administration and investigation-related responsibilities in Kerala to the CBI.
3. Juvvanapudi Mahesh: 2020-Batch Kerala Cadre IPS Officer
Juvvanapudi Mahesh is a 2020-batch IPS officer of the Kerala cadre. Before his induction into the CBI, he was serving as Superintendent of Police in the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau’s Southern Range in Thiruvananthapuram.
His previous assignment involved responsibilities in the vigilance and anti-corruption establishment, an area of policing concerned with corruption-related complaints and investigations.
Mahesh will now serve as SP in the CBI for five years. His move brings experience from Kerala’s vigilance administration to the central agency.
4. Abhishek Pradeepkumar Singh: 2017-Batch IRS Officer
Abhishek Pradeepkumar Singh belongs to the 2017 batch of the Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax). He is the only non-IPS officer among the four officers inducted into the CBI in this round of appointments.
Before his induction, Singh was serving as an Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax in the Delhi region, according to the published appointment report.
Singh has been inducted as SP in the CBI for three years. His appointment brings an officer from the Income Tax Department into the central investigative agency on deputation, with a tenure shorter than the five-year periods specified for the three IPS officers.
Deputation Tenures of the Four Officers
The appointments cover officers from two services and three cadre or service groupings. Tripti Bhatt belongs to the Uttarakhand cadre, while G Poonguzhali and Juvvanapudi Mahesh belong to the Kerala cadre. Abhishek Pradeepkumar Singh comes from the IRS (Income Tax).
The three IPS officers have been inducted for five years each, while Singh’s deputation is for three years. These appointments bring officers with backgrounds in state police administration, vigilance and anti-corruption work, and revenue administration into the CBI at the SP level.
The appointments are part of the staffing arrangements through which officers from different services serve in central investigative organisations on deputation.
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