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Govt removes IPS officer from ED after Nirav Modi case controversy

Agarwal was appointed as special director in ED in January 2017 for five years.

ED's Vineet Agarwal repatriated over Nirav Modi controversy
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Enforcement Directorate

Shrimi ChoudharyPTI New Delhi
In an unprecedented move, the central government has removed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Vineet Agarwal on Tuesday from the post of special director at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) with immediate effect. 

The finance ministry issued an order on Tuesday after getting sanction from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet and subsequently the ED headquarters in Delhi issued the orders relieving Agarwal from the post of special director of the agency in Mumbai.

An ED special director, based in Mumbai, heads the western region of the agency and has control over Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. The charge