Tapan Deka | |
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Director of Intelligence Bureau | |
Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Arvind Kumar |
Personal details | |
Born | Tezpur, Assam, India | February 25, 1963
Occupation | Director of Intelligence Bureau |
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 Intelligence Bureau started from 1 July as his predecessor Arvind Kumar's tenure ended on June 30, 2022.[6]
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.
Deka was born on 25 February 1963, in Tezpur, Assam in an Assamese family.[9] He holds a Master's Degree in Physics.[10] He was a AASU leader and selected for Indian Police Service (IPS) in his first attempt.[11]
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.[14][15]
He was also the head of investigation of the 2008 Assam bombings case.[16] 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.[17] Deka is believed to the key official of the surgical strike in Balakot, Pakistan.[18]