IPS Sadanand Date formally took over at the state police headquarters, following his appointment on December 31. Date will serve a two-year tenure, leading a police force of more than two lakh personnel

Intelligence agencies have warned that Bangladesh-based terror groups HuJI and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen are increasingly using proxy outfits and planning home-grown modules in India to evade detection. Officials say the strategy mirrors tactics used by LeT and JeM, with threats spanning both north and south India