New Delhi, Dec 23 (KDC): The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the premature repatriation of Sadanand Vasant Date, IPS (MH:1990), Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), to his parent cadre Maharashtra, with immediate effect.
According to an official order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the decision was taken on the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Date has been relieved from his central deputation ahead of schedule and sent back to his cadre state.
Highly placed sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that Sadanand Date, IPS, is likely to take charge as the Director General of Police (DGP), Maharashtra, on January 1, 2026, following his return to the state cadre.
A 1990-batch IPS officer of the Maharashtra cadre, Date has previously held several key positions, including Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, and had taken over as DG, NIA, in 2023. His tenure at the NIA saw the agency handling several high-profile terror and national security-related cases. (KDC)
