Twenty-one Delhi police personnel, including a woman officer, have been conferred police medals on the occasion of Independence Day, for their exemplary service.
Twenty-one Delhi police personnel, including a woman officer, have been conferred police medals on the occasion of Independence Day, for their exemplary service.
Delhi police’s special cell members sub-inspector Krishan Kumar, assistant SI Ajay Bir Singh, head constables Raj Kumar and Umesh Kumar have been awarded police medal for gallantry.
The President’s medal for distinguished service was awarded to sub-inspector Girdhari Singh, who has been associated with investigations and arrests in several sensational cases of robberies, forgeries and kidnappings.
Sub-inspector Kaushal Pandey is the lone woman officer of the Delhi police who has been awarded President’s medal for meritorious service. Participating in the United Nations mission in South Sudan, she was instrumental in saving lives of about 35,000 people who had taken shelter in the UN campus.
The medals for meritorious service have been conferred on 16 Delhi police officers, including special cell inspectors Hridaya Bhushan and Lalit Mohan Negi, who have been associated with probes and arrests in connection with terrorist activities in the national capital like attack on the Parliament and Red Fort shootout.
Ravinder Kumar Tyagi, ACP Model Town, has also been conferred the medal for meritorious service. He served in Angola on the United Nations Mission and was awarded a medal by the world body.
Other recipients of meritorious service medal, include head constable Bala Nath, who has earned 92 rewards for his unblemished service and devotion to duty.
Two honorary officers of civil defence have also been conferred the President’s police medals. Chief warden (northwest) Brij Mohan Vij has received the medal for distinguished service and deputy chief warden (northwest) Pawan Kumar Basin has received the meritorious service medal.
