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'''Sadanand Date''' (born December 14, 1966) is an officer of 1990 batch of [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS). He has held several important posts at both state and national levels of the IPS, including serving as deputy inspector general of police in the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI). He gained a doctorate from [[Pune University]] (in his home town), having previously done postgraduate work in commerce. Date is also a qualified cost and management accountant. He attended the [[University of Minnesota]] under the Humphrey fellowship program, where he studied the theoretical and practical aspects of controlling white-collar and organized crime in the United States. On his return to India he was posted as additional commissioner of police (economic offences wing).<ref>"[http://www.tehelka.com/story_main30.asp?filename=Bu120507Scandal_in.asp Scandal in the Warehouse]", ''[[Tehelka]]'', 12 May 2007.</ref> He was awarded the President's medal in 2007. Presently he is the commissioner of police for [[Mira-Bhayandar]] and [[Vasai-Virar]] city near [[Mumbai]].

Date attracted international attention during the [[November 2008 Mumbai attacks]] because of his actions resisting terrorists at the [[Cama Hospital|Cama and Albless Hospital]] for women and children, where he was seriously wounded. Date was awarded the President's Police Medal for Gallantry for saving lives of women and children at Cama Hospital on 26/11/2008.