NEW DELHI, Jan 31: Special Director, Special Investigation Team (SIT) D R Karthikeyan has taken ``current charge'' as director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).According to official sources, the Prime Minister's Office cleared the orders this afternoon and Karthikeyan took charge from R C Sharma. He will be CBI Director until April, when his extension in service comes to an end.Karthikeyan, a 1964 batch Tamil Nadu cadre Indian Police Service officer, currently also holds the charge of Central Reserve Police Force's Special Director-General. It is, however, not clear whether he has been divested of the post with his new appointment as CBI Director.Karthikeyan was due to retire in October last year. But the government gave him a six-month extension and initiated a move to make him an Officer on Special Duty in the CBI's Special Investigation Team.
