CBI APPOINTS ABHISHEK DAYAL IIS AS ITS NEW SPOKESPERSON
Abhishek Dayal senior Indian Information Service, a 1997-batch officer (IIS) officer has been appointed as the new spokesperson of the Central Bureau of Investigation. Dayal had handled assignments in the home ministry and the CRPF has been deputed to the CBI as Chief Information Officer for a period of three years.
The CBI Press Information Officer R K Gaur was holding the additional charge of the post.The post of Chief Information Officer was lying vacant since Devpreet Singh left the organisation on December 30, 2016. Dayal, 47, had also served in the PIB unit of the Prime Minister’s Office and in Colombo as All India Radio correspondent.Dayal started his career with Doordarshan News as manager and editor, news operations.