New Delhi: A total of 1040 police personnel will be conferred President’s police medal for gallantry award and distinguished service on Republic Day on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir Police will receive the maximum number of gallantry honours with 108 medals followed by the Central Reserve Police Force (76).
Total four police personnel will receive President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG), the highest police medal for valour.
Three from Jammu and Kashmir Police and one from CRPF will receive the highest honour. Both the forces are engaged in counter terror operations in newly-created union territory.
Abdul Jabbar (IPS), Gh. Hassan Sheikh (Deputy Superintendent of Police) and Asif Iqbal Qureshi (Constable) from Jammu and Kashmir and Late Constable Utpal Rabha (Posthumous) will receive the highest police gallantry award for their valour during counter terror operations.
Out of 286 police personnel who will receive second highest honour for valour – Police Medal for Gallantry, total 105 personnel from Jammu and Kashmir Police and 75 from CRPF will receive the medal.
Jharkhand Police has been given 33, Odisha police 13, Delhi Police 12, Maharashtra Police 10, Chhattisgarh eight and Bihar Police get seven Police Medal for Gallantry.
A total 93 police personnel will receive President’s Police Medal (PPM) for Distinguished Service and maximum are from Intelligence Bureau with eight medals.
A total 657 personnel receive Police Medal for Meritorious Service and maximum are from Uttar Pradesh police with 72 awards.
104 personnel awarded Fire Service Medals
A total of 104 personnel have been awarded Fire Service Medals on the occasion of Republic Day this year, the Union Home Ministry said on Saturday.
Of these, the President’s Fire Service Medal for Gallantry has been awarded to 13 personnel, Fire Service Medal for Gallantry to 29 personnel, President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service to 12 personnel and Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service to 50 personnel.
Two officers from Delhi — Avtar Singh (Assistant Divisional) and Vijender Pal Singh (Fireman) – received the President’s Fire Service Medal for Gallantry.
From Karnataka, Ravishanker Hiriyannagowda Javagal (Deputy Director), Naveen Malappa Pavaadi (Fireman), Ashoka Kenchappa Vader (Fireman), Siddappa Ramappa Uppaar (Fireman Driver) and Dharanesh Govindaiah Honnenahalli (Fireman) received the President’s Fire Service Medal for Gallantry.
From Uttar Pradesh six officers received the President’s Fire Service Medal for Gallantry. They are Sunil Kumar Singh (Chief Fire Officer), Shrinarayan Singh (Fire Station Officer), Sachin Saini (Fireman), Jogendra Singh (Fireman), Piyush Kumar (Fireman) and Yogendra Chaurasia (Fire Station Officer).
A total 49 personnel have also been awarded Home Guard and Civil Defence Medals. Of these, the President’s Home Guard and Civil Defence Medals for Distinguished Service have been awarded to two personnel and Home Guards and Civil Defence Medal for Meritorious Service to 47 personnel.
