New Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA)

• Sadanand Vasant Date has been appointed Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

• He is a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1990-batch.

• He is currently serving as the head of Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad.

• His appointment has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for a tenure till his superannuation on December 31, 2026.

• The appointment of Rajiv Kumar Sharma as Director General of Bureau of Police Research and Development has also been approved by the ACC.