Independence Day 2022: 15 Odisha cops awarded gallantry, meritorious service medals

Twin City Police Commissioner Saumendra Priyadarsi has been awarded President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service

Bhubaneswar: A total of 1,082 police personnel from across the country have been awarded gallantry and other medals on the occasion of the Independence Day 2022.

Altogether 15 police personnel from Odisha have been awarded the medals, said a notification issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today.

As per the notification, as many as 347 cops have been awarded Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) while 87 personnel received President’s Police Medal (PPM) for Distinguished Service. Besides, altogether 648 personnel have been given Police Medal (PM) for Meritorious Service.

Two cops from Odisha have been awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry while the equal number received President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service. As many as 11 personnel from the state have been awarded Police Medal for Meritorious Service.

As per the notification, commandoes Kumar Karmi and Pitabasa Pande of Odisha have been awarded Police Medal for Gallantry.

Similarly, Twin City Police Commissioner Saumendra Priyadarsi and Superintendent of Police (in-charge), security wing, Bhubaneswar, Saroj Kumar Mohapatra have been awarded President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Vigilance cell), Cuttack Prakash Kumar Naik; Deputy Superintendent of Police (STF), Bhubaneswar Sachidanand Rath; Deputy Superintendent of Police (BPSPA), Bhubaneswar Guruprasad Shivasankar Nanda; Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rourkela Banita Majhi; Sub-Inspector of Police (CID), Cuttack N Trinath Dora; Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (special squad), Sambalpur Mohammed Jahangir; Havildar (OSAP 2nd Battalion), Jharsuguda Bishnu Kumar Bura; driver Havildar, Angul Hrushikesh Barik; Assistant Armourer (SOG), Koraput Basanta Kumar Dakua; Constable, DFSL Sundargarh Anjan Kumar Mohanty and sepoy (OSAP 3rd Battalion), Koraput Prasanta Parida have been awarded Police Medal for Meritorious Service.

 

Also Read

Comments are closed.