Retired IPS Sharad Kumar appointed new head of BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit | Cricket News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Retired IPS officer Sharad Kumar, who headed anti-terror organisation NIA for four years, has been appointed as the new chief of the BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit, bringing extensive experience to the role.Hailing from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, the appointment of 68-year-old Kumar was done on October 1 in the cricketing body. BCCI's ACU head is appointed for a three-year term.His name was finalised in the BCCI's Annual General Meeting on September 29, a Board source told PTI.He is a 1979 batch IPS officer from the Haryana cadre and has had a distinguished career especially as the chief of the National Investigation Agency from 2013 to 2017.He will take over from KK Mishra, also a former Haryana cadre IPS officer, who was appointed last year but did not complete his term due to un...