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ACC: IRS Sanjay Mishra was appointed director of the Enforcement Directorate
Appointments Committee of Cabinet appoints IRS Sanjay Mishra a director of the Enforcement Directorate Detail
Recently, Sanjay Kumar Mishra was given the charge of the Interim Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED) by the Central Government.
He will be in the post for the next three months until then the new director will be appointed.
He is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer. Karnal, the current head of the ED, is retiring.
Sanjay Mishra has been given responsibility in his place.
In its order, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) said, "For the post of ED, Mishra will be retained in this post till the appointment of an additional charge of 3 months or next regular director.
Apart from this, Sanjay Mishra has also been appointed the Principal Special Director of Financial Investigation Agency.
Mishra is the second person to be appointed in the agency's post as the new Special Principal Director.
For the first time, 1988 batch IRS officer Simanchal Das was appointed to this post.
Was established in the year 1956 in the Enforcement Directorate, Headquarter, New Delhi.
It is responsible for implementing certain provisions under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) and the Money Amendment Act.
The matters related to an investigation of cases and litigation under PML have been submitted to the ED.
Sanjay Mishra has been given this responsibility for three months.
If the new director is not appointed within three months, then he will continue to be in this position.
Significantly, Sanjay Mishra is a member of the 1984 batch and has been discussing the investigation of several high profile cases.
It also includes the case of the National Herald associated with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
Apart from this, he has also done more than the property inquiry against BSP chief Mayawati.
