Dhanendra Kumar, first Chairman of the Competition Commission of India, dies in Delhi house fire
Dhanendra Kumar, a 1968-batch Haryana cadre IAS officer and the first Chairman of the Competition Commission of India, died on 28 May 2026 after a fire, suspected to be caused by an AC blast, at his Hauz Khas home in Delhi.
Summary
Former bureaucrat Dhanendra Kumar, the first Chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), died at the AIIMS Trauma Centre on the morning of 28 May 2026 from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out late on 27 May at his home in Hauz Khas Enclave, New Delhi. Police suspect a blast in an air-conditioner's indoor unit. A 1968-batch IAS officer of the Haryana cadre, he also represented India as an Executive Director at the World Bank.
Key facts
- Person
- Dhanendra Kumar
- Known for
- First Chairman, Competition Commission of India
- Service
- IAS, Haryana cadre, 1968 batch
- Also
- Executive Director, World Bank
- Died
- 28 May 2026, AIIMS Trauma Centre, Delhi
- Cause
- Smoke inhalation after suspected AC-blast fire at Hauz Khas home
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Dhanendra Kumar, who died in May 2026, was the first Chairman of which body?
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Correct answer: D — Competition Commission of India
Dhanendra Kumar was the first Chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
Consider the following statements about Dhanendra Kumar, who died in May 2026: 1. He was a 1968-batch IAS officer of the Haryana cadre. 2. He represented India as an Executive Director at the World Bank. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
He was a 1968-batch Haryana cadre IAS officer and also represented India at the World Bank as an Executive Director.