New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet released a notice on Monday approving the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the premature repatriation of Director General of the National Investigative Agency (NIA), Sadanand Vasant Date.

Sadanand Vasant Date, a 1990-batch Indian Police Service officer, will be reinstated to his parent cadre, Maharashtra, with immediate effect, as per the notice.

Date assumed leadership as the Director General of India's elite terror probe unit, the NIA, from incumbent Dinkar Gupta, who superannuated from service on March 31st, 2024.

Before joining the NIA, Date served as Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chief and held several important positions in the state, including P...