Former CBI Director Joginder Singh passed away on February 3 after prolonged illness. An IPS officer, Singh was the CBI Director in 1996-97. Post-retirement, he was serving as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Sunil Healthcare Ltd. since January, 2000 and also served as the Director of Pamwi Tissues Ltd. Mr Singh, was a frequent contributor to SECURITY TODAY and was one of the luminaries on the editorial advisory board of SECURITY TODAY.
Before Singh’s CBI stint, he had occupied prominent posts, including Superintendent of Police in Bihar, Director of Youth Services in Karnataka, DIG and IG Police in Karnataka, Ministry of Commerce, Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau, Special Home Secretary to the Government of Karnataka, Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, Special Secretary in the Union Home Ministry and many others.
The ever outspoken officer who never hid his views on the functioning of CBI and corruption in the country, Singh had told The Hindu in an interview that many temptations were thrown at him when the agency was probing the fodder scam in which two former chief ministers of Bihar Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra, besides a host of politicians and bureaucrats were allegedly involved.
Selected for IPS at the age of 20, Singh has authored numerous books including ‘Make a Way Where There is None’, ’50 Days to Top’, ‘Inside CBI’, ‘Police Ke Kahani Meri Zabani’, among others. He has also contributed articles, to various newspapers on the subjects of corruption, terrorism, and good governance. During his tenure as IG CRP, he had handled terrorism and security issues both in Kashmir and Punjab for around five years.
SECURITY TODAY, mourns his demise and extends its deepest condolences to the bereaved family.
