Ten from Odisha get police medals-2015

Odisha Sun Times Bureau
New Delhi, Jan 25:

Ten police personnel from Odisha are among the 967 awardees of police medals on Republic Day this year.

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Of the 967 awardees, 98 personnel have been honoured with President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service. In this category, Odisha’s Khageswar Gouda (Motor Transport, SP) and Taraprasad Sarangi, Vigilance DSP have been chosen for police medal this year.

Besides, 712 personnel have bagged Police Medals for Meritorious Service. Eight personnel from Odisha have been bestowed with medals for meritorious service. They are: Railways IG Mahendra Pratap, DIG Dayal Gangwar, Baikuntha Nath Das (SP Signal), Nuapada SDPO Shantanu Das, Assistant Commandant (Bhuaneswar Security Wing) Saroj Kumar, Cuttack Motor Transport ASI Saroj Kanta Barik, Havildar Basant Kumar Gocchayat, Havildar Kamalakanta Mohapatra, Havildar Jagabandhu Sahoo, Constable Basant Kumar Barik and Sepoy Upendra Kumar Balabantaray.

Among the awardees, 25 personnel have been honoured with the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG), 132 personnel with Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG).

However, no police personnel from Odisha have been selected under the PPMG and PMG category.

In addition to this, President Pranab Mukherjee today approved the correctional service medals to the prison personnel on the occasion of Republic Day.

From Odisha, two police personnel have been chosen for President’s correctional service medal for distinguished service. They are: Surendra Kumar Prusty, Jailor of District Jail, Puri and Pramoda Kumari Das, Regional Probation Officer, Cuttack.

Besides, correctional service medal for meritorious service were also announced in which two from Odisha were selected under this category. They are: Gunanidhi Parida, Head Warder, Dist Jail, Balasore and Pulin Kumar Jena, Warder, Sub-Jail, Jaleswar.

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