Modi will hold the post till his superannuation on May 31, 2021.
"Appointment of Shri Y. C. Modi, IPS (AM:84), Additional Director, CBI as Director General, National Investigation Agency (NIA) for a period upto the date of his superannuation i.e. 31.05.2021, from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier vice Shri Sharad Kunnar, IPS (HY: 79) (Retd.) on completion of his tenure on 30.10.2017," read a government statement.
Modi was part of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team that probed the 2002 Gujarat riot cases.
Modi, a 1984 batch IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, is at present special director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
He will succeed Sharad Kumar whose tenure ends on Oct 30.
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