1,082 police personnel get gallantry medals
| Date :15-Aug-2022 |
NEW DELHI,
A TOTAL of 1,082 police personnel from CAPFs and State forces have been awarded various categories of service medals, including for gallant action, on the occasion of Independence Day, an official statement said on Sunday.
The decorations include 347 police medal for gallantry (PMG), 87 President’s police medal for distinguished service and 648 police medals for meritorious service.
Out of the 347 gallantry awards, 204 personnel are being awarded for their gallant action in Jammu and Kashmir, 80 for displaying bravery in Left Wing Extremism or Naxal violence affected areas and 14 personnel for showing bravery in North-East Region, the Union Home Ministry said.
The maximum gallantry medals at 109 have been received by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) followed by 108 to the J&K Police, 19 to the Border Security Force (BSF) and six each to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Among the State police forces, 42 gallantry medals have been given to Maharashtra, 15 to Chhattisgarh among others forces and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
Twenty Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force personnel have been awarded various service medals, including for bravery, on the occasion of Independence Day. The decorations include six police gallantry medals, three President’s police medal for distinguished service and 11 police medals for meritorious service, ITBP spokesperson Vivek Kumar Pandey said.
Central Bureau of Investigation officers probing the coal scam case and tasked with internal vigilance are among the 30 sleuths of the premier agency awarded police medals on the 76th Independence Day, officials said Sunday.
The awards were announced on the eve of Independence Day.
Six officers received the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPMDS) while 24 were honoured with the Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PMMS), the CBI said in a statement.