Rakesh Aggarwal appointed Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA)

Exam-focused facts from the 16 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Rakesh Aggarwal, a 1994 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the regular Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA).
He had been serving as interim head of NIA after the premature repatriation of incumbent Sadanand Date.
Praveen Kumar, a 1993 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre, has taken over as Director General of Border Security Force (BSF).
He was earlier serving as ITBP DG while also holding additional charge as BSF DG.
Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor, a 1990 batch IPS officer and former DGP of Haryana, has been appointed as Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).