Senior IPS officer Tapan Kumar Deka was given one year and tenure expansion as the Intelligence Bureau chief on Tuesday. The order stated that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the expansion of deka’s service as the director of the Intelligence Bureau for a period of one year ahead of June 30, 2025. Since 2022, Deka, who was working in this post, took over as the new chief in 2022. He is a 1988 batch officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
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The IB chief was initially appointed for two years and was later given a year expansion in June 2024. The release states that they have been extended to the provisions of Rule 16 (1A) and FR56 (D) of the All India Service (Death to Death -Cum Retired Benefits) Rules, 1958. Rules allow the Central Government to increase the services of IB and Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Cabinet Secretary, Home Secretary and others to increase the services of 60 years in public interest after 60 years of retirement age.
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Who is Tapan Kumar Deka?
– In 2022, IB chief was appointed for two years.
– Deka’s term in 2024 was extended to June 2025.
– The corridors and intelligence of power are known as the crisis manager in the fraternity
– Especially in Jammu and Kashmir, as well as ‘Operation’ experts are considered to be experts in the Northeast region.
– Worked as the head of the Operation Wing of IB for more than two decades.
– He was also in charge of counter -attacks during the 26/11 Mumbai attack in 2008.
– He led the campaign against the terrorist group Indian Mujahideen, which was behind several destructive activities across the country in the 2000s.
– He was posted in his home state Assam to handle the unstable situation arising after a large -scale violence after the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in 2019.
