Tapan Kumar Deka (born 25 February 1963) is the 28th Director of Intelligence Bureau of India.[1][2] Deka is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer (Himachal Pradesh cadre) of the 1988 (41RR),[3] Deka was empanelled as Director general of police level in 2021.[4][5] Deka's tenure as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau started from 1 July as his predecessor Arvind Kumar's tenure ended on 30 June 2022.[6]
Tapan Deka | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Intelligence Bureau | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Arvind Kumar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1963 Sarthebari, Barpeta district, Assam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation |  Director of Intelligence Bureau |
Deka earlier denied the post of the Director general of police of Himachal Pradesh.[7]
During his police service, Tapan Deka mostly worked with the Intelligence Bureau of India. He has been considered a Top Spy and close aide of Ajit Doval.[8] He joined the Intelligence Bureau in 1998.
As announced by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Deka's tenure was extended by the till June 2025 as the chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).[9] [10]
Early life and education
editDeka was born on 25 February 1963, in Sarthebari, Assam in an Assamese family.[11] He holds a Master's Degree in Physics.[12] He was a AASU leader and selected for Indian Police Service (IPS) in his first attempt.[13]
Police career
edit- Tapan Deka was appointed as the counter-terrorism operations chief in Kashmir.[14][15]
- Tapan Deka has formally served as Deputy Director, Joint Director, and Additional Director, Special Director at Intelligence Bureau.
During Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Assam, Tapan Deka handled the protest to bring normalcy as per the advice of Home Minister of India Amit Shah.[16][17]
He was also the head of investigation of the 2008 Assam bombings case.[18] He also handled the investigation of Pathankot air base attack and Pulwama attack, and was the brain behind the arrest of Yasin Bhatkal, founder of Indian Mujahideen (IM), from Nepal.[19] Deka is believed to be the key official of the surgical strike in Balakot, Pakistan.[20]
Awards
editFootnotes
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editReferences
edit- ^ Singh, Jitendra Bahadur (24 June 2022). "Tapan Kumar Deka appointed as Director of Intelligence Bureau". India Today. India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Assam's Tapan Kumar Deka to assume office as IB director". 26 June 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Alumni Gallery : 41RR". Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy.
- ^ "Tapan Kumar Deka IPS empanelled as Director General, GoI | Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal". Indian Bureaucracy. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Central govt empanelled 29 IPS officers as DG or DG equivalent". 12 February 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Sharma, Neeta (24 June 2022). "Centre's Plan With 2 Appointments At Intelligence Agencies". NDTV. NDTV. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "आईपीएस तपन कुमार डेका ने डीजीपी की डीपीसी के लिए किया इनकार". Dainik Bhaskar.
- ^ Mishra, Sunil (8 October 2021). "घाटी पहुंचा असम आंदोलन का हीरो NSA डोवाल के खास Top Indian Spy तपन डेका". India Ahead Hindi (in Hindi). India Ahead. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Intelligence Bureau Chief Tapan Deka Gets One Year Extension". NDTV. PTI. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Intelligence Bureau chief Tapan Kumar Deka gets one year extension". The Indian Express. PTI. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Assam's Tapan Kumar Deka to assume office as IB director". 26 June 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ India; Ministry of Home Affairs. "The Civil list of Indian police service". The Civil List of Indian Police Service. 146: 49. ISSN 0536-9479.
- ^ Bureau, EastMojo News (26 August 2019). "Ex-AASU leader & top 'spy' Tapan Deka to be next Assam DGP?". East Mojo. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "At least 500 detained and questioned in J&K over killing of civilians". Hindustan Times. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "IB counter-terror chief on ground, security grid holds high-level meeting ahead of PM Narendra Modi's April 24 visit to J&K". Times Now. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Gupta, Shishir (16 December 2019). "J&K to Assam, government moves swiftly for national security". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Nanjappa, Vicky (16 December 2019). "Quick thinking: How Amit Shah's top men handled Assam during CAA protests". Oneindia. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Ex-AASU Member, IPS Tapan Deka to be Appointed as the Next DGP of Assam". Inside NE. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Tiwary, Deeptiman (24 June 2022). "Tapan Deka is new IB chief, R&AW head Samant Goel gets another extension". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Tapan Kumar Deka to be new chief of Intelligence Bureau, R&AW director Samant Goel gets extension". The New Indian Express. IANS. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "PRESIDENT'S POLICE MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE : INDEPENDENCE DAY-2012" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, India.