Bhubaneswar: As many as 84 police personnel from Odisha have been nominated to receive Police Medals in different categories on the auspicious occasion of 75th Independence Day tomorrow in New Delhi.

As per a release issued by the Centre, a total of 1,380 police personnel will be awarded on August 15, 2021. While 628 police personnel will be conferred with Police Medal for Gallantry, 88 will receive President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and 662 will be awarded for Meritorious Service.

Among 628 Gallantry Awardees in the list, 67 are from Odisha Police. Similarly, 6 police personnel from Odisha have been selected for the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service and 11 will receive Police Medal for Meritorious Service.

Here's the list of Police Medal Awardees from Odisha Police for Gallantry:

NameRankMedal Awarded
Ramakanta BhoiDy.SubPMG
Prasanna Kumar MajhiCTPMG
Kesab DharuaCTPMG
Pramod Kumar MundaCTPMG
Niranjan SahuAddl.SP2nd BAR TO PMG
Jitendra Kumar DasHav.2nd BAR TO PMG
Gurudev KarmiSIPMG
Keshaba SisaHav.1st BAR TO PMG
Manoj Kumar NaikCTPMG
Sachindra LakraHav.PMG
Tapa SagarHav.PMG
Samir LamaCommandoPMG
Aurobinda SahooCommandoPMG
Susanta BarlaCommandoPMG
Rajesh BeheraCommandoPMG
Padman NayakCommandoPMG
Subranshu Bhusan SahooCommandoPMG
Satrughana DharuaHav.PMG
Gagarin DaleiHav.PMG
Bhaktaram DantunCommandoPMG
Prem Chand SandhaCommandoPMG
Ramakanta MajhiCommandoPMG
Balaram BhatraCommandoPMG
Amaresh Chandra NarendraSIPMG
Sunil Kumar BhoiSIPMG
Deba Dhangada MajhiCommandoPMG
Susanta MahanandiaCommandoPMG
Tickchan KataCommandoPMG
Bamali Bijuli ReddyCommandoPMG
Narayan NayakCommandoPMG
Srikanta BaraCommandoPMG
Bandhu MadhiCommandoPMG
Satyaprakash BeheraCommandoPMG
Subal DigalCTPMG
Santosh Kumar NayakSIPMG
Bhakta Priya SahooHav1st BAR TO PMG
Soumya Ranjan SinghCommandoPMG
Giridhari MahalikCommandoPMG
Saswat Kumar BeheraDy.SubPMG
Mithuna PradhanCT1st BAR TO PMG
Goutam TaraiCTPMG
Rajesh RanaCTPMG
Laxman PradhaniCTPMG
Promod BarlaCT1st BAR TO PMG
Khupraj DahalCTPMG
Gourav BhoiCTPMG
Arup SaCTPMG
Bhabani Shankar SaCTPMG
Koushika MajhiCTPMG
Kishor NaikCTPMG
Pradeep Kumar ParidaHav.PMG
Kumar ThapaHav.PMG
Shreedhoj AdhikariHav.PMG
Padmanav RayCommando1st BAR TO PMG
Ajaya BeheraCommando1st BAR TO PMG
Deba Prasad MohantyDy.SubPMG
G. Kusha BeheraHav.PMG
Kartik GolpedaCommandoPMG
Chularam SabarCommandoPMG
Pradipta Kumar BarikCommandoPMG
Prabhanjan PatiSIPMG
Tukuna BisoyiHav.PMG
Gurudev ParekhCommandoPMG
Laya PodhCommandoPMG
Bulu MandangiCommandoPMG
Udhab Charan ChampiaCommandoPMG
Sunil Kumar BhuyanCommandoPMG

Here's the list of Police Medal Awardees from Odisha for Meritorious Service: 

  1. Narasingha Bhol, IG of Police, Central Range, Cuttack
  2. Jayaram Satapathy, Additional SP, Jajpur
  3. Ashok Kumar Sahu, Deputy Commandant, SOG, SIW, Bhubaneswar
  4. Amarendra Panda, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Cuttack UPD
  5. Pradeep Kumar Sahu, DSP, Bargarh
  6. Tapan Kumar Mohanty, DSP, Sambalpur
  7. Satyabana Mahananda, DSP, Vigilance Division, Bhawanipatna Unit
  8. Sukanta Kumar Mohanty, Sub Inspector, EOW, Bhubaneswar
  9. Shaikabir, Havildar, UP & TTI, Bhubaneswar
  10. Bhagaban Sahu, Constable, Vigilance Directorate, Cuttack
  11. Biswakarma Munda, Sepoy, OSAP 4th Battalion, Rourkela

Here's the list of President's Police Medal Awardees from Odisha for Distinguished Service:

  1. Umashankar Panda, DSP, SIW, Bhubaneswar
  2. Bhabagrahi Tripathy, Constable, Vigilance Directorate, Cuttack
  3. JS Antony, Deputy Commandant, 9th Battalion, Chitrakonda, Malkangiri, BSF
  4. Rishipal, Inspector/GD, 127 Battalion, Kandhamal, CRPF
  5. Prasanta Kumar Rout, Sub Inspector/MM, 8th Battalion, Ambodla, CRPF
  6. Yoginder Kumar, ASI (EXE), 03 Battalion, Mundali, NDRF