New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Monday (October 19, 2026) approved the induction of three IPS officers and one IRS officer as Superintendents of Police (SPs) in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a deputation basis.
According to the orders, the officers have been inducted for periods ranging from three to five years. Their appointments will take effect from the date they assume charge of their respective posts or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
The names of the officers and their deputation tenures are as follows:
- Tripti Bhatt (IPS:2013:UK) has been inducted as SP in the CBI for five years. Prior to this appointment, she was serving as Additional Secretary, Home and Prisons Department, Uttarakhand, with additional charge as Superintendent of Police (SP), Fire Service.
- G Poonguzhali (IPS:2014:KL) has been inducted as SP in the CBI for five years. Before her appointment, she was serving as Assistant Inspector General of Police (Personnel) at Police Headquarters, Kerala.
- Juvvanapudi Mahesh (IPS:2020:KL) has been inducted as SP in the CBI for five years. He was previously serving as SP, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Southern Range, Thiruvananthapuram.
- Abhishek Pradeepkumar Singh (IRS-IT:2017) has been inducted as SP in the CBI for three years. Before this appointment, he was serving as Assistant/Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax in the Delhi Region.























