New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Aug 14: As many as 1037 police personnel, fire home guard and civil defence and correctional services will be awarded the Gallantry/Service Medals on the occasion of Independence Day.
According to the Union Home Ministry, President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) has been awarded to CRPF personnel, Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) to 229, President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPM) to 82 and Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PM) to 642.
From Odisha, Subedar Prahalad Himirika SI Santosh Kumar Guru, Subedar Suneel Kumar Bariha and CT Sujit Kumar Rana will be feted with Police Medal for Gallantry. ADGP (Modernisation), Odisha Police, Sanjay Kumar and Additional SP, Biju Patnaik State Police Academy, Rabindra Nath Satpathy will be awarded President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service.
Similarly, IG of Police (Northern Range), Sambalpur, Deepak Kumar; Additional SP, Bhubaneswar, Ananta Charan Pati;Additional SP, Cuttack, Benudhar Nayak; SDPO, Berhampur Town, Rajib Lochan Panda; DSP (Vigilance, Bhubaneswar, Amita Tripathy; Havildar, Mayurbhanj, Krushna Chandra Mohanta; Constable, Police Reserve Office-Deogarh, Peter Tirkey; Assistant SI, Khordha, Gupta Prasad Mohanty; SI (Armed), Sambalpur, Dilip Kumar Nayak; Constable, Bhubaneswar, Susanta Kumar Majhi; and Inspector, Bhubaneswar, Umakanta Pradhan will be felicitated with Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
