New Delhi: Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday announced police medals to be awarded for bravery and valour of policemen. A total of 215 policemen and CAPF personnel will be awarded Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG).
Besides PMGs, the awards also include President’s Police Medal (PPM) and Police Medal (PM) for meritorious services. Jammu and Kashmir has topped the list with 81 PMG medals, followed by Uttar Pradesh Police which secured 23 while Delhi Police has bagged 16 medals.
Three IPS officers from Jammu and Kashmir Police – including Sandeep (SSP Anantnag), Gurinderpal Singh (SP Kulgam) and Atul Kumar Goel (DIG South Kashmir) – have been awarded the PMG. Two more J&K Police IPS officers, DIG Vidhi Kumar Birdi (currently on deputation in the NIA) and Tejinder Singh (SSP), have received 1st and 2nd bar to PMG respectively.
DIG Atul Kumar Goel was the one to catch Jammu and Kashmir DSP Davinder Singh at a check post while he was ferrying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway in January this year.
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