Sadanand Vasant Date, a 1990-batch IPS officer was among the first responders in the 26/11 terror attacks at the Taj hotel, Mumbai. (Image: X/Unsplash)

NIA chief Sadanand Date sent back to parent cadre Maharashtra

Sadanand Vasant Date, a 1990-batch officer and hailed as a 26/11 hero, is the frontrunner to be the Maharashtra DGP as incumbent Rashmi Shukla's tenure is coming to an end on December 31.

by · India Today

In Short

  • Appointments Committee of Cabinet, led by PM, approves Sadanand Date's repatriation
  • Date belongs to the 1990 IPS batch and is hailed as a 26/11 hero
  • He is the frontrunner to be the Maharashtra Director General of Police

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the premature repatriation of NIA DG Sadanand Vasant Date to his parent cadre Maharashtra, a government order said on Monday.

Date, a 1990-batch officer, hailed as a 26/11 hero, is the frontrunner to be the Maharashtra DGP as incumbent Rashmi Shukla's tenure is coming to an end on December 31.

"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for premature repatriation of Shri Sadanand Vasant Date, IPS MH (1990) DG, NIA to his parent cadre with immediate effect," the order said.

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