With Alok Kumar Verma likely to head CBI, hectic lobbying on for top job

Four major contenders emerge for post.

New Delhi: With Delhi police commissioner Alok Kumar Verma emerging as the frontrunner for the post of CBI director, senior IPS officers have reportedly started lobbying for the post of the city’s top cop. Among the names doing rounds for the police chief’s post are CRPF additional DG Deepak Mishra, CISF additional DG Dharmendra Kumar, special police commissioner (administration) Amulya Patnaik and Gujarat cadre officer Rakesh Asthana.