Sadanand Date (born 14 December 1966) is an officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS) and chief of the NIA.[1][2]
Police career
editDate has held several important posts at the state and national levels of the IPS, including serving as deputy inspector general of police in the CBI. He gained a doctorate from Pune University (in his home town), having previously done postgraduate work in commerce. Date is also a qualified cost and management accountant from Institute of Cost Accountants of India He attended the University of Minnesota under the Humphrey fellowship program, where he studied the theoretical and practical aspects of controlling white-collar and organized crime in the United States. On his return to India he was posted as additional commissioner of police (economic offences wing).[3] He was awarded the President's medal in 2007. He previously held the post of Commissioner of police for Mira-Bhayandar and Vasai-Virar city near Mumbai. Later he held the position of Director General of the Anti Terrorism Squad of Maharashtra.[4]
Mumbai attacks
editDate was wounded and attracted international attention during the 2008 Mumbai attacks because of his actions resisting terrorists at the Cama and Albless Hospital for women and children. Date was awarded the President's Police Medal for Gallantry for saving lives of women and children at Cama Hospital on 26/11/2008.[5][6][7][8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Senior IPS officer Sadanand Vasant Date, 26/11 hero, takes over as NIA chief". The Indian Express. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Sadanand Date appointed NIA chief". The Hindu. IANS. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Scandal in the Warehouse Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine", Tehelka, 12 May 2007.
- ^ Kumar, Vivek (1 April 2024). "Sadanand Date takes charge as new chief of National Investigation Agency". India Today. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Senior IPS officer and 26/11 hero Sadanand Vasant Date takes over as NIA chief". The Financial Express. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "26/11 Hero Sadanand Vasant Date Is Chief Of Anti-Terror Agency NIA: 5 Facts". NDTV. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "26/11 hero Sadanand Vasant Date becomes new NIA chief". Deccan Herald. PTI. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Yadav, Vijay Kumar (26 November 2023). "26/11 attack | Most challenging event of my career, to stay with me life-long: Sadanand Date". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
External links
edit- Humphrey Fellows — bios of fellows, including Sadanand Date, from the official University of Minnesota website
- Research Newsletter — abstract of Sadanand Date's PhD research (page 2 of 2)
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