1) Praveen Sood has been appointed new chief of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

2) Sood is a 1986-batch IPS officer of the Karnataka cadre.

3) Praveen Sood is an alumnus of IIT-Delhi.

4) Praveen Sood has served as the State DGP of Karnataka for the past three years.

5) Praveen Sood originally from Himachal Pradesh.

6) Praveen Sood will hold the position of CBI chief for two years till May 2025.

7) Praveen Sood received the Chief Minister's Gold Medal of excellence in service in 1996.

8) Sood was awarded with Police Medal of Meritorious Service vin 2002 & President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2011.

9) As Commissioner of Police, Praveen Sood introduced "Namma 100".

10) Sood played a vital role in launching 'Suraksha' App and 'Pink Hoyasala' manged by all-women cops to help women and children.