Former CBI director Vijay Shankar passes away at 76 | India Information

Former CBI director, Vijay Shankar handed away on Tuesday following extended sickness on the age of 76. As per his final want, his mortals can be donated to AIIMS, his household knowledgeable.
Shankar had been admitted to a non-public hospital in Noida for fairly a while.
A recipient of the distinguished President’s Police Medal for Distinguished and Meritorious Service, Shankar additionally served within the Uttar Pradesh Police and in Moscow below the Ministry of Exterior Affairs.
Former CBI director Anil Sinha condoled Shankar’s demise, he stated, “It is sad and unfortunate. We have lost a fine gentleman. An upright and courageous officer whom we knew for his sharp intellect and principled conduct. We deeply mourn his sad demise”
Shankar, a 1969-batch IPS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, served because the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from December 12, 2005, to July 31, 2008. Throughout his tenure, he oversaw high-profile circumstances, together with the infamous Aarushi-Hemraj double homicide case.
As CBI’s further director, he additionally supervised the investigation into the Telgi rip-off, and extradition of gangster Abu Salem and actor Monika Bedi from Portugal.
Earlier than he was appointed because the CBI director, Shankar headed Nationwide Catastrophe Response Power, Civil Defence and House Guards and served as inspector common within the BSF. He was additionally posted in Jammu and Kashmir on the peak of militancy within the Nineties.