| 1. Praveen Sood is a 1986 batch IPS officer of the Karnataka cadre. |
| 2. He served as the Director General & Inspector General of Police (DG & IGP) of Karnataka from 2020 to 2023. |
| 3. Praveen Sood became the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation on May 14, 2023. |
| 4. He was born into a lower-middle-class family. |
| 5. After earning his B.Tech, he cleared the UPSC civil services examination in 1986. |
| 6. He completed his police training in 1989 at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad. |
| 7. His first posting was as the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Mysuru. |
| 8. Praveen Sood worked with international law enforcement on cases as a police advisor in Mauritius from 1999 to 2002. |
| 9. He made traffic management plans in Mysuru and led anti-terrorist operations there. |
| 10. While serving as the Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic), he helped establish the Traffic Management Centre in Bengaluru. |
| 11. As the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of the Computer Wing, Praveen Sood implemented the Crime & Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) in Karnataka. |
| 12. He contributed to public service improvements under the Karnataka Guarantee of Services to Citizens Act (2011). |
| 13. Under his management, the Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation significantly increased its profits. |
| 14. While serving as the Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City, he launched initiatives to enhance public safety, especially for women. |
| 15. Praveen Sood played a key role in founding the Centre for Cyber-crime Investigation, Training & Research. |
| 16. On May 14, 2023, he was appointed as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). |
| 17. His tenure as the CBI director started on May 25, 2023. |
| 18. The Karnataka State Congress president criticized Praveen for allegedly targeting Congress workers during the elections. |
| 19. Praveen Sood enjoys traveling and has visited many countries. |
| 20. He has been a speaker on various platforms, including TEDx, sharing his experiences as a police officer. |
| 21. Praveen Sood's hobbies include playing golf. |
| 22. He introduced technological innovations in policing including mobile governance through SMS gateways for fee collection and service requests. |
| 23. He graduated from IIT Delhi and joined the IPS at age 22. |
| 24. He introduced mobile governance through SMS gateways for fee collection and service requests. |
| 25. Under his management as Managing Director of the Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation in 2013, the company increased its turnover from 160 crore to 282 crore in nine months. |
| 26. He was described by officers as bringing a technological revolution in policing and key reforms in cyber crime investigation. |
| 27. He is the third IPS officer of Karnataka cadre to be appointed as CBI director. |
