Anil Kanti "Neil" Basu QPM (born 1968) is a former senior British police officer.

[1][2] Basu left the Metropolitan Police at the end of November 2022.

[4][5] He was the most senior serving British police officer of Asian heritage: his father was from Calcutta, India and his mother was from Wales.

[9][10] Following the resignation of Lynne Owens as Director-General of the National Crime Agency, Basu was one of the final candidates under consideration to replace Owens, until the Home Office restarted the selection process in May 2022.

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