The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given Rakesh Aggarwal (IPS:1994:HP) additional charge as Director General (DG) of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The move comes after Sadanand Vasant Date (IPS:1990:MH), who was heading the agency, was prematurely sent back to his parent cadre Maharashtra.
Aggarwal, a 1994-batch IPS officer from Himachal Pradesh cadre, is currently Special Director General of the NIA. He took over that role on September 29, 2025, after his post was upgraded on an in-situ basis from Additional DG level. His term as Special DG was cleared for two years or until further orders.
As per an Office Memorandum issued by the MHA, Aggarwal will now look after the duties of NIA Director General with immediate effect, until a regular appointment is made or the government issues fresh instructions. The move ensures there is no gap in leadership at the country’s main counter-terror investigation agency.
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