The chief of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, Sadanand Vasant Date has been appointed as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a Personnel Ministry order stated. According to a report in PTI, Date`s appointment as the DG of NIA for a tenure up to his superannuation on December 31, 2026 was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). 

The PTI report stated that the appointment was announced through an order dated March 26. Date is a 1990-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Maharashtra cadre.