Nia Chief
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NIA chief Sadanand Date likely to take charge as Maharashtra DGP, repatriated to parent cadre
Maharashtra | Dec 23, 2025, 10:47 AM ISTSadanand Vasant Date is a 1990-batch IPS officer belonging to the Maharashtra cadre. He is known for his role during the 26/11 terrorist attacks, where he confronted terrorists Ajmal Kasab and Abu Ismail at Cama Hospital, saving the lives of hospital staff and patients.
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Former NIA chief Dinkar Gupta granted 'Z+' security cover by Centre
India | May 16, 2024, 03:41 PM ISTDuring Dinkar Gupta's tenure, 21 out of 38 'A-list' gangsters in Punjab were either arrested or eliminated. Serving as the head of Punjab's Intelligence Department, Gupta played a crucial role in controlling radical elements in the state.
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Sadanand Vasant Date, 26/11 hero, takes over as NIA chief | Know about him
India | Apr 01, 2024, 06:34 AM ISTSadanand Vasant Date was awarded the President's Police Medal for gallantry in 2008 for his courage in fighting the Pakistani terrorists who attacked Mumbai in November 2008 and killed several people.
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Poonch Army Truck Accident: NIA starts investigation of terrorist attack; search operation continues
News | Apr 21, 2023, 08:33 PM ISTThe NIA team is currently present at the terror attack site in Poonch, trying to understand each and every situation properly. From where Pakistani terrorists ambushed, how they attacked, from which side the first shot was fired, and from where the grenade was thrown,
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Senior IPS officer Dinkar Gupta appointed NIA chief
India | Jun 23, 2022, 07:40 PM ISTGupta is a 1987-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Punjab cadre.
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CRPF DG Kuldiep Singh gets additional charge of National Investigation Agency
India | May 29, 2021, 12:56 PM ISTCRPF chief Kuldiep Singh has been given the additional charge of the Director-General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)
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YC Modi, who probed Gujarat riot cases, named NIA chief; to take over from Sharad Kumar
India | Sep 18, 2017, 04:46 PM ISTThe Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) today approved YC Modi’s appointment as Director General of the NIA.
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Pathankot attack: NIA chief's comments trigger row, India slams Pak's claims of 'vindication'
India | Jun 03, 2016, 05:52 PM ISTNIA said that there was no evidence to indicate direct complicity of Pakistan government helping JeM in carrying out terror attack at IAF base in Pathankot.
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BJP opposes NIA chief's appointment as NHRC member
National | Mar 30, 2013, 09:40 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 30 : BJP has opposed the government's reported move to appoint NIA chief S C Sinha as a member of NHRC, saying the party disfavours any retired bureaucrat or senior police official