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2 min readNew DelhiJun 26, 2026 05:20 AM IST
Mahesh Dixit is 1993-batch IPS officer.
The Union Government on Thursday appointed 1993-batch IPS officer Mahesh Dixit as the new Director of Intelligence Bureau. He will succeed Tapan Deka, who has served as the IB chief for the past four years.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Mahesh Dixit, IPS (AP:93), Special Director, Intelligence Bureau as Director, Intelligence Bureau vice Shri Tapan Kumar Deka, IPS (HP:88), for a tenure of two years from the date of assumption of the charge of the post…,” a Department of Personnel and Training order said.
An officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, Dixit has spent more than 26 years in the Intelligence Bureau. A good part of this has been spent in Jammu and Kashmir where he has served in two stints – first between 2009 and 2012, then between 2020 and 2025.
Both these periods tested the security establishment. The 2009-2012 period saw major attacks on security forces and civilians, as well as violent protests and stone-pelting.
The security picture changed again after the 2019 decisions on Article 370 and the state’s constitutional status. The 2020-2025 period saw the emergence of hybrid terrorists who specifically targeted Kashmiri Pandits and migrant workers.
Dixit began his career as the SP of Vizag district in Andhra Pradesh but soon joined the IB. As an IB officer, he worked in Kohima, Patna and Hyderabad before being stationed in the headquarters and then sent to Kashmir.
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