The Maharashtra government had on Wednesday appointed Sadanand Vasant Date, a 1990-batch IPS officer, as the new Director General of Police (DGP) and Head of Police Force (HoPF) of the state

Date's appointment comes as the tenure of the incumbent DGP, Rashmi Shukla, ended on January 3, 2026

Rashmi Shukla, Maharashtra's first woman Director General of Police (DGP), retired on Saturday, having completed 37 and a half years in the Indian Police Service

Sadanand Date is a 1990-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. In his career so far, he has held several key positions in the Maharashtra Police

During his tenure with the Mumbai Police, he served as Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order). He also held charge as the Commissioner of Police of the Mira-Bhayandar Police Commissionerate