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Sadanand Date has a infamous profession spanning different roles within law enforcement. Earlier than his appointment as NIA Director Neatly-liked, he served in critical positions in the Central Reserve Police Power (CRPF), and Intelligence Bureau (IB).
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Sadanand Vasant Date has been designated because the Director Neatly-liked of the National Investigation Company (NIA), a premier counter-terrorism agency in India to blame for investigating and prosecuting offences affecting the safety of India.
This comes after a directive from the Personnel Ministry. An IPS officer of the 1990 batch from the Maharashtra cadre, Date will be triumphant Dinkar Gupta upon his superannuation on March 31.
The Ministry of Personnel introduced that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has well-liked the appointment of Vasant Date until his superannuation on December 31, 2026.
Who’s Sadanand Vasant Date?
Sadanand Date has a infamous profession spanning different roles within law enforcement.
Earlier than his appointment as NIA Director Neatly-liked, he served in critical positions in the Central Reserve Police Power (CRPF), and Intelligence Bureau (IB).
Severely, Date carried out a pivotal feature in tackling high-profile cases during his tenure with the ATS, along with the arrest of espionage suspect Pradeep Kurulkar and the apprehension of terrorists affiliated with the ISI.
Date’s outstanding achievements also prolong to his earlier roles, such as his contribution to dismantling the Ravi Pujari gang whereas leading the Mumbai Crime Department.
His grit during severe scenarios earned him accolades, particularly during the 26/11 assaults on Mumbai, where a sequence of coordinated terrorist assaults that took space from November 26 to 29, 2008 by gunmen connected to the Pakistan-basically based entirely entirely militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Date’s bravery became instrumental in taking pictures Ajmal Kasab alive, one of the gunmen appealing about the assaults who became sentenced to demise by hanging, and later got performed on November 21, 2012.
Meanwhile, Rajeev Kumar Sharma, also a 1990-batch IPS officer nonetheless from the Rajasthan cadre, has been named because the Director Neatly-liked of the Bureau of Police Study & Pattern. Sharma’s timeframe will continue until June 30, 2026.
(With inputs from agencies)
