Prior to joining the NIA, Date served as the chief of the ATS in Maharashtra and held several important positions in the state, including Police Commissioner of Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar, Joint Commissioner of Law and Order, and Joint Commissioner of the Crime Branch in Mumbai. Sadanand Vasant Date, Maharashtra ATS Chief and Mumbai 26/11 Hero, Assumes Role of New NIA Director General.
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Sadanand Vasant Date has been appointed as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). Date will succeed Dinkar Gupta, who is due to superannuate on March 31. Rajeev Kumar Sharma will be appointed as the Director General of the Bureau of Police Research & Development.