Sadanand Vasant Date took charge as Director General of Police, Maharashtra

Exam-focused facts from the 1 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Sadanand Vasant Date succeeded Rashmi Shukla, the first woman DGP of Maharashtra.
Date, a 1990-batch IPS officer, will occupy the post for two years in line with Supreme Court guidelines.
He has earlier served as chief of the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad and as the first commissioner of the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar police Commissionerate.