Senior IPS officer (Assam- Meghalaya, 1984 Batch) Yogesh Chander Modi took over as the Director-General, National Investigation Agency. He succeeds Sharad Kumar, IPS (1979 Batch of IPS, Haryana Cadre), on completion of his tenure.
Earlier, Modi had joined the NIA as Officer on Special Duty in 2017.
Last month, the Union Cabinet’s Appointments Committee selected Modi based on a proposal from the Home Ministry. Modi will hold the post until his superannuation on May 31, 2021.
Modi in his career spanning over 33 years, has extensive experience of investigation, intelligence and operations.
He worked with the Central Bureau of Investigation for a period of around 10 years in two stints where he handled Special Crime and Economic Offences besides Anti-Corruption cases.
He worked with Cabinet Sectt and did various postings including one outside India. In the States of Assam and Meghalaya, he was posted as SDPO, District S.P., DIG(Range) and Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order). During these assignments, Modi gained field experience in various facets of core policing including anti-terrorist operations.
Prior to joining the NIA on promotion, Modi was working as Additional Director, CBI, New Delhi. He was awarded the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2001 and the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in the year 2008.
During his tenure of Sharad Kumar, the Agency achieved significant successes, in solving many complex terrorist crimes and unearthing intricate conspiracies. These include; Bodhgaya Temple blast, Blast in Patna rally of the then Prime ministerial candidate of the BJP Narendra Modi, Pathankot Airbase attack case, ISIS and the J&K terror funding case, to name a few.
Many important cases such as the UNLF case, the DHDJ case, Dilsukhnagar (Hyderabad) blast case, ISIS conspiracy cases and FICN cases resulted in the conviction.
In the same period, the Agency also expanded its geographical presence to the entire country with the creation of three new Branch Offices at Kolkata, Raipur and Jammu. Recently, the NIA moved into its new Hqrs. building, on Lodhi Road, New Delhi.
The office and residential complex of the Lucknow branch office were also inaugurated in August 2017.