MASS TRANSFERS IN CBI

Shortly after taking over as interim CBI director, M Nageshwar Rao issued orders transferring or giving additional charge to officials in the agency

Arun Kumar Sharma joint director (policy), transferred to the Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Authority (MDMA) as joint director. Sharma was handling technical surveillance and the anti-corruption unit. This unit was probing bribery case against Asthana. The MDMA, created to probe Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, is considered a “shunting post.” The charge of the policy division has been given to DIG Amit Kumar

V Murugesan joint director, will take over the second charge Sharma held as joint director, anti-corruption unit

DIG Manish Kumar Sinha

who was Sharma’s deputy, transferred to Nagpur

DIG Tarun Gauba

from Chandigarh replaces Manish Kumar Sinha

DIG Anish Prasad

of special unit and administration relieved from the special unit, to look after only administration. The special unit, under the policy division looks after phone and other surveillance

DIG KR Chaurasia

who earlier worked with Asthana in the economic offences unit, to take charge of the special unit

Ajay Bassi

investigation officer, in case against Asthana, transferred to Port Blair. He will be replaced by superintendent of police Satish Dagar

SS Gurm

additional superintendent of police, who was Bassi’s immediate boss transferred to Jabalpur