CBI Special Director Sharad Chandra Sinha was today appointed the second chief of the National Investigation Agency, NIA, succeeding R V Raju who retired on 31st of January. The name of Mr Sinha, a 1975 batch IPS office of Haryana cadre, was cleared by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The 56-year-old Sinha will have a tenure till October 31, 2013 or as per further orders issued by the Government. An official notification said that his long tenure is likely to help the government in implementing various policies in countering the threat of terrorism, which includes setting up of a National Counter Terrorism Centre.<br/>