The Central government 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.