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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

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

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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

<p>Date`s appointment comes as the tenure of the incumbent DGP, Rashmi Shukla, ended on January 3, 2026</p>

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

<p>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</p>

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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

<p>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</p>

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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

<p>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</p>

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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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