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Shabir Khandwawala appointed new BCCI ACU chief

A man walks in front of the logo for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) before a press conference by Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli at the BCCI head office in Mumbai on May 21, 2019, ahead of the teams departure for England to play in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. (Photo by PUNIT PARANJPE / AFP) / ----IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE-----

Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala, who has served as the Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) before, is the new BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit chief. The 70-year-old, a 1973 batch IPS officer, takes over from Ajit Singh whose tenure ended on March 31. After retiring as Gujarat DGP in late 2010, Khandwawala worked with the Essar Group as an advisor and was also part of the central government’s Lokpal Search Committee.

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