♦The Union Government extended the tenure of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Praveen Sood by one year on 7 May 2025.

♦ He took over as the CBI director on May 25, 2023 for a two-year term.

♦ Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Karnataka cadre.

♦ He was working as Karnataka's director general of police (DGP) when he was named as the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).