India, Jan. 26 -- Senior IPS officer Dr Sadanand Shankarrao Date, who headed the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) anti-corruption branch in Mumbai as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) for nearly three years and supervised several high-profile probes, has been awarded the President's police medal for meritorious service on the occasion of Republic Day, to be observed on Monday.

Date, a 2007-batch IPS officer of the Uttarakhand cadre, was associated with multiple investigations during his stint with the agency, including the September 2024 alleged bribery case involving senior Central GST (CGST) officials in Mumbai. The case had led to the arrest of six CGST officers, an additional commissioner, a joint commissioner and four superinten...