CBI chief Praveen Sood
Praveen Sood was born in Himachal Pradesh and brought up in Delhi. His father, late Om Prakash Sood, was a government clerk in Delhi while his mother, late Kamlesh Sood, was a teacher at a Delhi Government school. After completing his schooling, Praveen had cracked IIT JEE Entrance examination and had gotten admission in the prestigious IIT – Delhi. He has done B. Tech. with Electrical Engineering. He had another change of mind after B. Tech. and decided to go for Civil Services. He had sailed through at UPSC CSE in his very first attempt and was allotted IPS with Karnataka cadre.
Praveen Sood is known as an innovative and honest police officer since his first posting at Mysuru in 1989. He has also done MBA in Public Police and Management from IIM – Ahmedabad.
Wife and Family
Praveen Sood was in news when his daughter had gotten married with Indian Cricketer Mayank Aggarwal. His wife Vineeta Sood is a social entrepreuner. The couple has two daughters and both of them are doing great at their chosen field.
Interesting Facts and Info
Praveen Sood was made DG & IGP by superseding two senior IPS officers. He belongs to 1986 batch and has four years of service. It means he will be at helm for quite a long time. Yeddyurappa might have chosen him keeping this fact in mind.
Praveen Sood has also served as the Police Advisor to the Government of Mauritius. He was there for three years.