NIA leadership change: 1994-batch IPS officer Rakesh Aggarwal appointed as director general; tenure till August 2028

Senior IPS officer Rakesh Aggarwal has been officially appointed as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Previously holding the additional charge, Aggarwal, a 1994-batch officer, will now lead the premier counter-terrorism probe body until his superannuation in August 2028. This appointment solidifies his leadership of the agency’s crucial national security mandate.