Guwahati, June 24: The Central government on Friday appointed senior IPS officer Tapan Kumar Deka as Director of Intelligence Bureau.
Tapan Kumar Deka, a 1988 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IPS officer, was appointed Director of Intelligence Bureau for a tenure of two years from the date of assumption of the charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Deka will succeed incumbent Intelligence Bureau Director Arvind Kumar, whose tenure ends on June 30.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Tapan Kumar Deka, IPS (HP:88), Special Director, Intelligence Bureau as Director, Intelligence Bureau vice Shr Arvinda Kumar, IPS (AM:84), upon completion of his tenure on June 30, 2022, for a tenure of two years from the date of assumption of the charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier, by granting extension in service under the provisions of All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958,” the order reads.
Deka has spent most of the career in the Intelligence Bureau. He was an Additional Director in Intelligence Bureau when he was promoted to the rank of Special Director in the Wing in June last year.
Deka has handled crucial cases like terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, especially targeted killings in the Valley.
Deka, who originally hails from lower Assam’s Barpeta district, was brought up in Tezpur.