New IB, R&AW chiefs announced

Senior IPS officer Rajiv Jain will be the next chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), while Anil Dhasmana will be the next head of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), Home Ministry sources said.

Dhasmana and Jain will succeed Rajinder Khanna and Dineshwar Sharma.

Jain, a 1980-batch IPS officer was serving as Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau, while Dhasmana, a 1981-batch IPS officer was Special Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat.

--IANS

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