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| name = Yogesh Chander Modi
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| nationality = [[India]]n
| occupation = [[Bureaucrat]]
| years_active = 1984 - Current
| employer = [[Government of India]]
| organization = [[Indian Police Service]]
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'''Yogesh Chander Modi (Y.C. Modi) (YC Modi)''' is the former Director-General/chief of the [[National Investigation Agency]] (NIA) of [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nia.gov.in/dg-message.htm|title=DGs Message {{!}} National Investigation Agency|website=www.nia.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref> A 1984 batch officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, Y.C. Modi has over 33 years of experience in the [[Indian Police Service|Indian Police Service (IPS)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/y-c-modi-becomes-new-chief-of-nia/articleshow/60731537.cms|title=Y C Modi becomes new chief of NIA - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref> He was designated the Director-General of the NIA on October 30, 2017<ref name=":0">Official Press Release by NIA - Yogesh Chander Modi Assumes Charge of the Director General, National Investigation Agency - Date: 30 Oct, 2017

http://nia.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/PressReleaseNew/466_1_pressrelease.pdf</ref> and will hold the position till his superannuation on May 31, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/yc-modi-cop-who-probed-gujarat-riots-to-head-anti-terror-nia-1751760|title=YC Modi, Cop Who Probed Gujarat Riots To Head Anti-Terror NIA|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref> The Director-General is highest ranking agency executive in the NIA appointed by central/federal government of India,<ref>The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 - Refer Chapter II 4(2)

http://www.nia.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/LawReference/5_1_NIA_Act-2015.pdf</ref> and Y.C. Modi is the 4th person to hold this post after [[Radha Vinod Raju]], [[SC Sinha]] and [[Sharad Kumar (bureaucrat)|Sharad Kumar]].

== Career in Indian Police Service ==
Y.C. Modi worked with the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) for a period of around 10 years in two stints (2002-2010 and 2015-2017) where he handled Special Crime and Economic Offences besides Anti-Corruption cases. From 1991-2002,he worked with [[Cabinet Secretariat of India]] and did various postings including one outside India. In the States of [[Assam]] and [[Meghalaya]], he was posted as SDPO, Distt S.P., DIG(Range) and Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order). Prior to joining the NIA on promotion, he was working as Additional Director, CBI, New Delhi.<ref>Induction of Shri Y.C. Modi, IPS, as Addl. Director, CBI on deputation basis - Official Government Correspondence - Ministry of Home Affairs - Government of India

http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/IPSYCModiInduction_010715.PDF</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/senior-ips-officer-y-c-modi-appointed-additional-director-in-cbi/articleshow/47878036.cms|title=Senior IPS officer Y C Modi appointed Additional Director in CBI|date=2015-06-30|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref> Modi had joined the NIA as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) on September 22, 2017 and shortly after was made the Director-General.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/senior-ips-officer-yc-modi-takes-charge-as-new-nia-chief-1768821|title=Senior IPS Officer Yogesh Chander Modi Takes Charge As New NIA Chief|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/yc-modi-named-nia-chief/article19708485.ece|title=Y.C. Modi appointed NIA chief|date=2017-09-18|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-28|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/india/yc-modi-appointed-as-new-nia-chief-2043351.html|title=YC Modi appointed as new NIA chief|date=2017-09-18|work=Zee News|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en}}</ref>

== Recognition ==
He was awarded with the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2001 and the [[President's Police Medal|President’s Police Medal]] for Distinguished Service in the year 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/who-is-y-c-modi-the-man-appointed-as-the-new-nia-director-general/860286/|title=Who is Y C Modi, the man appointed as the new NIA Director General|date=2017-09-18|work=The Financial Express|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/awards_medals|title=Awards & Medals {{!}} cmsmha.nic.in|website=mha.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref>

== Notable Cases ==
[[Narendra Modi|Narendra Modi's]] Role in [[2002 Gujarat riots|2002 Gujarat Riots]] probe, [[Gulbarg Society massacre|Gulbarg Society Massacre]] Case and the [[Naroda Patiya massacre|Naroda Patiya Massacre]] Case

Y.C. Modi was part of a [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]]-appointed SIT (Special Investigation Team) that probed Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi|Narendra Modi’s]] role in the [[2002 Gujarat riots]]. As part of the SIT, where he was inducted in 2010 and served until July 2012, among the other incidents he probed was the [[Naroda Patiya massacre|Naroda Patiya]] massacre.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/officer-who-probed-2002-gujarat-riots-is-new-nia-chief-4850268/|title=YC Modi, officer who probed 2002 Gujarat riots is new NIA chief|date=2017-09-19|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en-US}}</ref> The SIT cleared Narendra Modi, who at that time was Gujarat’s Chief Minister.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/yc-modi-who-investigated-2002-gujarat-riots-takes-charge-as-nia-chief/story-C0JvxUWWUAh9URnCVvbmgP.html|title=YC Modi, who investigated 2002 Gujarat riots, takes charge as NIA chief|date=2017-10-30|work=www.hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/yc-modi-appointed-nia-dg-gujarat-riots|title=YC Modi, Who Probed 2002 Gujarat Riots, Takes Charge as NIA’s DG|work=The Quint|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jantakareporter.com/india/yc-modi-named-new-nia-boss-part-sit-gave-modi-clean-chit-gujarat-riots-case/149917/|title=YC Modi named new NIA boss. He was part of SIT that gave Modi clean chit in Gujarat riots case - Janta Ka Reporter 2.0|last=Staff|first=JKR|date=2017-09-18|work=Janta Ka Reporter 2.0|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Controversy related to the Haren Pandya Case===

Another key case he handled in Gujarat during his posting in the CBI during the tenure of [[Narendra Modi]] as chief minister of Gujarat was the murder of [[Haren Pandya]], once a political rival to Narendra Modi, in Gandhinagar in 2003.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/perspectives/arrested-development-biased-recruitment-cbi/3|title=Arrested Development - The CBI’s patently biased recruitment rules|last=Shroff|first=Kaushal|date=1 October 2015|work=The Caravan}}</ref> The probe which was headed by Y.C. Modi was slammed by the [[High Court of Gujarat|Gujarat High Court]] for “ineptitude resulting into injustice” & that "the investigating officers concerned ought to be held accountable for their ineptitude resulting into injustice, huge harassment of many persons concerned and enormous waste of public resources and public time of the courts.".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/453412/|title=Mohd.Pervez vs To on 29 August, 2011|website=indiankanoon.org|access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref> The Pandya investigation led to the conviction of 12 persons under the [[Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002|Prevention of Terrorism Act]] (POTA). They were all subsequently [[Acquittal|acquitted]] (found not guilty) by the Gujarat High Court in 2011, having spent eight years in jail.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/178889/the-botched-and-blinkered-past-of-the-nias-next-chief/|title=The 'Botched and Blinkered' Past of the NIA’s Next Chief|last=Staff|first=The Wire|website=thewire.in|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/officer-who-probed-3-gujarat-riot-cases-to-be-cbi-additional-director/story-GONdXbhe7Nna2vaxtBpuMP.html|title=Officer who probed 3 Gujarat riot cases to be CBI additional director|date=2015-06-17|work=www.hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2819/stories/20110923281903200.htm|title=Modi's troubles|website=www.frontline.in|access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/All-accused-acquitted-in-Pandya-murder-case/article13674523.ece|title=All accused acquitted in Pandya murder case|last=Dasgupta|first=Manas|date=2011-08-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The Supreme Court has vindicated the investigation done by the team headed by Y.C. Modi in its judgement on July 5, 2019. A Division Bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran overturned the High Court's judgement and observed, "The CBI has investigated the case thoroughly and minutely and the conspiracy between accused persons has been found established. There is voluminous evidence discussed in criminal appeals decided today vide separate judgment with respect to the complicity of the accused persons in the offence. It cannot be said that investigation was unfair, lopsided, botched up or misdirected in any manner whatsoever, as had been observed by the High Court in the judgment which we have set aside...The observations made by the High Court in the judgment which we have set aside were based on lopsided approach without consideration of the entire evidence on record and on the wholly incorrect appreciation of the evidence which was clearly perverse."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/haren-pandya-murder-sc-restores-conviction-of-accused-former-gujarat-home-minster-5816316/|title=Haren Pandya murder: SC convicts 12 people acquitted by Gujarat HC|date=2019-07-06|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/haren-pandya-sc-verdict-cbi-146132|title=Haren Pandya : What Made SC Overturn The Gujarat HC Verdict Which Said That CBI Botched Up The Probe?|last=Sebastian|first=Manu|date=2019-07-06|work=livelaw.in|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[National Investigation Agency]]
* [[Research and Analysis Wing]]
* [[Indian Police Service|India Police Service]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.nia.gov.in/dg-message.htm Message from Director General, NIA]

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