New Delhi,October 24: The Government on Wednesday appointed senior IPS officer M Nageshwar Rao as the interim director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with immediate effect.

The Odisha cadre IPS was working as the joint director in the CBI. He will look after all the functions and duties of the CBI director and take over the duties and functions with immediate effect, said an official release.

The development comes a day after the high drama involving CBI director, Alok Verma and special director, Rakesh Asthana. Both Verma and Asthana have been sent on leave.