Senior IPS officer Yogesh Chander (YC) Modi on
30 October 2017 took charge as the Director General of the National
Investigation Agency (NIA). Civil
services chronicle Modi succeeds Sharad
Kumar, who retired on 30 October 2017 itself. Civil services chronicle Modi is
an IPS officer of the 1979 batch of the Haryana cadre. In his career spanning over
33 years, Modi gained extensive experience of investigation, intelligence and operations. civil services chronicle
magazine-latest Prior to joining the NIA, he worked with the Central
Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for 10 years while serving two terms
where he handled Special Crime and Economic Offences besides Anti-Corruption
cases. civil services chronicle
magazine-latest He was a part of a Supreme Court-appointed Special
Investigation Team (SIT) that probed 2002 Gujarat riots case. civil
services chronicle magazine-latest He was
posted as Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order) in Assam and
Meghalaya.
He was awarded with the Police
Medal for Meritorious Service in 2001 and the President's Police Medal for Distinguished
Service in 2008
