Former CBI director, Vijay Shankar handed away on Tuesday following prolonged illness on the age of 76. As per his ultimate need, his mortals shall be donated to AIIMS, his family educated.
Shankar had been admitted to a personal hospital in Noida for pretty some time.
A recipient of the distinguished President’s Police Medal for Distinguished and Meritorious Service, Shankar moreover served inside the Uttar Pradesh Police and in Moscow beneath the Ministry of Exterior Affairs.
Former CBI director Anil Sinha condoled Shankar’s demise, he talked about, “It is sad and unfortunate. We have now now misplaced a implausible gentleman. An upright and courageous officer whom we knew for his sharp thoughts and principled conduct. We deeply mourn his sad demise”
Shankar, a 1969-batch IPS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, served as a result of the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from December 12, 2005, to July 31, 2008. All through his tenure, he oversaw high-profile cases, along with the notorious Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case.
As CBI’s additional director, he moreover supervised the investigation into the Telgi rip-off, and extradition of gangster Abu Salem and actor Monika Bedi from Portugal.
Sooner than he was appointed as a result of the CBI director, Shankar headed Nationwide Disaster Response Drive, Civil Defence and Home Guards and served as inspector frequent inside the BSF. He was moreover posted in Jammu and Kashmir on the height of militancy inside the Nineties.
