Sadanand Date appointed NIA chief

• Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Sadanand Vasant Date has been appointed as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
• He is a 1990-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Maharashtra cadre.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Date as the Director General (DG) of the NIA for a tenure up to his superannuation on December 31, 2026.
• He will succeed Dinkar Gupta, who is due to superannuate on March 31.

NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE

• Piyush Anand has been appointed as the new chief of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
• A 1991-batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, Anand is presently the Special DG of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
• He has been appointed as the DG of the NDRF for a period of two years.
• He will replace Atul Karwal, who is retiring on March 31.

SPECIAL PROTECTION GROUP

• S Suresh, a 1995-batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre, as the Additional Director General of the Special Protection Group (SPG).

BUREAU OF POLICE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

• Rajeev Kumar Sharma, a 1990-batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre, as the Director General of the Bureau of Police Research & Development. He will have a tenure up to his superannuation on June 30,
• Sharma will succeed Balaji Srivastava, who completes his tenure at March end.