Rakesh Aggarwal assigned additional charge of Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA)

Exam-focused facts from the 31 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Rakesh Aggarwal, a 1994-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, has been assigned the additional charge of Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA).
He is currently serving as Special Director General of the NIA.
The assignment follows the premature repatriation of incumbent DG Sadanand Vasant Date, a 1990-batch Maharashtra cadre IPS officer, to his parent cadre.
Aggarwal will hold the additional charge till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is earlier.