IPS Officer A.Y.V. Krishna Promoted as Special Director in CBI; Elevated From Additional Director Post
1995-batch IPS officer A.Y.V. Krishna has been promoted as Special Director in the CBI after serving as Additional Director. Know about his career and central deputation.
Senior Indian Police Service officer A.Y.V. Krishna (IPS: 1995: AM) has been promoted to the rank of Special Director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The elevation marks another important step in the career of the senior Assam-Meghalaya cadre officer, who has been serving in the premier central investigative agency as an Additional Director on central deputation.
Krishna is a 1995-batch IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre and is currently serving in the CBI on central deputation. He joined the agency in May 2024 after serving as an Inspector General in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). His promotion to Special Director comes during his ongoing tenure with the CBI and represents an elevation within the agency’s senior leadership structure.
From CRPF Inspector General to CBI Additional Director
Before his induction into the CBI, A.Y.V. Krishna was serving as an Inspector General in the CRPF, where he held a senior operational and administrative position. His move to the central police organisation came through a deputation arrangement approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
According to an MHA order dated June 28, 2023, Krishna was appointed as IG in the CRPF on deputation for a period of five years or until further orders. The assignment placed him in one of the country’s largest central armed police forces and added to his experience in handling senior responsibilities at the national level.
His subsequent move to the CBI came in May 2024, when the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions appointed him as Additional Director, CBI. The appointment order provided for his tenure in the agency up to August 6, 2028.
With his latest promotion, Krishna has now moved from the Additional Director position to the rank of Special Director, CBI, continuing his central deputation at a higher level of responsibility.
1995-Batch Assam-Meghalaya Cadre IPS Officer
A.Y.V. Krishna belongs to the 1995 allotment year of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre and entered the Indian Police Service through regular recruitment. According to the service details cited in the source, he holds B.Tech. and MDPM degrees and was born on May 12, 1970.
He was inducted into the IPS on December 28, 1995, beginning a career that has included assignments in his cadre as well as important positions on central deputation. Over the course of his service, Krishna has progressed through various levels of the police hierarchy before taking up senior responsibilities in central police organisations.
His career has also been marked by official recognition for his service. He was awarded the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2011 and later received the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2017. These recognitions form part of his long record of service in the police organisation.
Extensive Experience in Central Assignments
Krishna’s career includes significant exposure to central government assignments, particularly in organisations dealing with internal security, policing and investigation. His appointment as IG in the CRPF in 2023 was followed by his induction into the CBI as Additional Director in 2024.
The transition from the CRPF to the CBI brought him into a different area of policing, with the CBI being responsible for handling major investigations involving corruption, economic offences, special cases and other matters entrusted to the agency. His elevation to Special Director now places him at a still higher level within the organisation.
The latest promotion also comes after more than three decades of service since his induction into the IPS in 1995. As a senior officer with experience across both cadre and central assignments, Krishna’s career reflects the movement of senior police officers between state-cadre responsibilities and key positions under the Union government.
Promotion Comes During Ongoing CBI Tenure
Krishna’s elevation is significant because it takes place during his existing tenure with the CBI rather than following a fresh move to another organisation. He had joined the agency as Additional Director in May 2024, and his approved tenure was to continue until August 2028.
The promotion to Special Director therefore represents a progression within his ongoing central deputation. It also places him among the senior-most officers serving in the CBI, which is India’s principal central investigative agency.
For the 1995-batch IPS officer, the latest elevation adds another senior position to a career spanning the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, the CRPF and the CBI. His movement from IG in the CRPF to Additional Director in the CBI and now Special Director highlights the progression of his responsibilities during his central assignments.
A Senior IPS Career Spanning Three Decades
A.Y.V. Krishna’s service career began in December 1995, and his latest promotion comes after more than 30 years in the Indian Police Service. During this period, he has served both within his cadre and on central deputation, gaining experience in different areas of policing and administration.
His service record includes the Police Medal for Meritorious Service, awarded in 2011, followed by the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2017. His central assignments have included senior responsibility in the CRPF and, since 2024, a leadership position in the CBI.
His latest elevation to Special Director, CBI marks a new stage in that career. Krishna will continue to serve in the central agency, where he has now moved up from Additional Director to Special Director during his ongoing deputation.
