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IN PHOTOS: NIA chief Sadanand Date takes charge as Maharashtra DGP

Updated On: 03 January, 2026 05:02 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Senior IPS officer and NIA chief Sadanand Date on Saturday took charge as the new Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP). Pics/Sameer Abedi

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Hailed as a 26/11 hero, Date earlier served as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and was recently repatriated to the Maharashtra cadre. Pics/Sameer Abedi

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Hailed as a 26/11 hero, Date earlier served as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and was recently repatriated to the Maharashtra cadre. Pics/Sameer Abedi
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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