Sadanand Date appointed chief of Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar Commissionerate
Sadanand Date has been appointed the commissioner of the newly formed Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) commissionerate by the state government on Wednesday. Date, a 1990 batch IPS officer, has been working without a posting after he returned to the state after a Central deputation in February. He was instrumental in controlling the terrorist attacks in November 2008. He had fired at terrorist Ajmal Kasab and his aide using a carbine from Malabar Hill police station. He was injured in the crossfire. Date was awarded the President’s Police Medal for bravery during the 26/11 attack. He is also the brain behind the state anti-terrorist squad and has worked as inspector general and additional director general of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) before being appointed as the joint secretary in the law and justice department. He has also served as deputy commissioner of police of zone 8 in Mumbai. He was later appointed as the additional commissioner by the Centre. Date has undergone special training with the GSG-9 (Grenzschutzgruppe-9), a special unit of the German Federal Police, and played a significant role in establishing the Mumbai Police’s elite commando unit Force One, which is dedicated to fighting terrorists, alongside senior officer S Jaganathan in 2009. Till the formation of MBVV comissionerate, Mira-Bhayandar fell under Thane (Rural) police district while Vasai-Virar under Palghar police district. Read the full article
