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Sadanand Date likely to replace Rashmi Shukla as Maharashtra DGP
An officer said that, for the past few months, the Maharashtra Government had been clear that it wanted Sadanand Date to be the next DGP, as Rashmi Shukla's tenure was coming to an end.
Senior IPS officer Sadanand Date, currently the National Investigation Agency (NIA) chief, is likely to replace incumbent Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla, whose tenure ends on December 31.
(Express File)
Senior IPS officer Sadanand Date, currently the National Investigation Agency (NIA) chief, is likely to replace incumbent Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla, whose tenure ends on December 31.
The Maharashtra Government has requested the Centre to repatriate the 1990-batch Indian Police Service officer Sadanand Date to the state.
Date, like Shukla, is likely to be given a two-year tenure as the state chief, with his tenure ending in December 2027.
An officer said that, for the past few months, the government had been clear that it wanted Date to be the next DGP, as Shukla’s tenure was coming to an end. “The only hiccup was that NIA is currently probing the high-profile Delhi blast case. However, the state government has expressed its keenness to have Date at the helm of the state police,” said the officer.
The officer added that Date, too, was open to returning to his home state.
Known for his squeaky-clean image and no-nonsense attitude, Date was one of the officers who had taken on the terrorists during the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai. His bravery and presence of mind led to the rescue of hostages at the Cama and Albless Hospital for women and children. The officer was later awarded the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry.
Date, who has served as the chief of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), has held several important postings. He was the first commissioner of the newly formed Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police Commissionerate, established in 2020, as the joint commissioner of police (Law and Order), and later as joint commissioner of the Crime Branch in Mumbai city.
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Date, who holds a doctorate from Pune University, his home town, is also a qualified cost and management accountant from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI).
Shukla, who was appointed as Maharashtra DGP on January 3, 2024, and set to retire on June 30 the same year, became the first officer to be given a two-year tenure by the state government in line with the Supreme Court order in the Prakash Singh case.
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