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Sadanand Vasant Date, a soft-spoken yet pugnacious taskmaster and a decorated serviceman of the 26/11 panic attacks, was connected Wednesday (December 31, 2025) appointed arsenic the caller Director General of Maharashtra Police (DGP).
A 1990 batch IPS officer, the 59-year-old Mr. Date volition win Rashmi Shukla, who retires connected January 3.
He volition person a fixed tenure of 2 years arsenic the caput of the implicit 2 lakh beardown Maharashtra Police force.
Mr. Date’s assignment follows his caller premature repatriation from cardinal deputation wherever helium was heading the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Mr. Date is wide hailed arsenic 1 of the heroes of the 26/11 Mumbai panic attacks.
On the fateful time of November 26, 2008, known arsenic 26/11 panic attacks, Mr. Date was serving arsenic the Additional Commissioner of Police (Central Region) successful 2008.
He had led a constabulary squad that pinned down Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists Ajmal Kasab and Abu Ismail connected the rooftop of Cama Hospital and contempt being severely injured by grenade splinters, helium continued to prosecute the terrorists.
He was aboriginal honoured with the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry.
Even today, Mr. Date carries metallic splinters from that nighttime embedded successful his body, particularly 1 adjacent his oculus and helium describes them arsenic “medals” from a warfare portion alternatively than injuries.
The serviceman brings a wealthiness of acquisition crossed authorities and cardinal agencies arsenic helium has served successful the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the archetypal Commissioner of Police for Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar. Mr. Date besides served the Mumbai Police arsenic Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) and Crime.
He has besides served arsenic DIG successful the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and IG (Operations) successful the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
A doctorate successful Economic Offences from Pune University, Mr. Date takes complaint astatine a important clip for the state’s instrumentality and bid machinery erstwhile section assemblage elections are being held.
