Announcement of service medals to 982 police personnel (file photo)
Digital Desk, New Delhi. On the occasion of Republic Day, it has been announced to give gallantry and various service medals to 982 personnel of police, fire department, home guard, civil defense and correctional services.
The Home Ministry said that these included 125 gallantry medals. Maximum 45 gallantry medals have been announced to be given to the soldiers posted in Jammu and Kashmir. These medals will be given to 35 personnel posted in Naxal violence affected areas and five in the North-Eastern region.
Four fire service personnel are also among those who received gallantry medals. 31 gallantry medals will be given to Maharashtra Police, 18 to Uttar Pradesh Police and 14 to Delhi Police. CRPF is the only force among the Central Armed Police Forces to be awarded 12 gallantry medals.
The list also includes 101 President's Vishisht Seva Medals and 756 Meritorious Service Medals awarded to officers and personnel. V Chandrasekhar, who supervised the investigation into the rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, has been awarded the President's Vishisht Seva Medal.
V Chandrashekhar, a 2000 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre, is posted as Joint Director in CBI. 31 CBI officers have been awarded Police Medal. CBI Joint Director C Venkata Subba Reddy and his batchmate Sadanand Shankarrao Date have been awarded the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
Sadanand Date has supervised the investigation into the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. He left the post of DIG in CBI and took charge as Inspector General in Uttarakhand Police Headquarters.
A total of 75 Maharashtra Police personnel have been awarded President's Medal on the occasion of Republic Day, of which 31 are from Gadchiroli for gallantry in the fight against Naxalism.
Who is given gallantry medal?
The Gallantry Medal is awarded to an individual for extraordinary heroic action, including protecting life and property, stopping a crime, or arresting criminals. The President's Vishisht Seva Medal is awarded for distinguished service and the Meritorious Service Medal is awarded for exceptional service with resourcefulness and devotion.
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