A total of seven police personnel from Tripura have been awarded Police Medals on the occasion of Republic Day 2023.
According to a PIB Press release issued on January 25, among the seven, Saurabh Tripathi, ADGP (Law & Order), PHQ has been awarded President’s Police Medal for meritorious service while six others – Bhanupada Chakraborty (Assistant IGP, PHQ), Amal Debbarma, (Assistant Commandent, Kanchanpur, North Tripura), Kamal Sukla Das, (DSP Security, TPS Gr – II), Hemant Bist, (Subedar General Duty in Delhi), Manindra Bardhan (Subedar General Duty in Wajirabad, Delhi), Asish Kumar Das (Sub Inspector, Dharmanagar, Tripura) – have been awarded Police Medal for meritorious service.
Meantime, IANS reported: A total of 901 police personnel have been awarded Police Medals on the occasion of Republic Day 2023, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced on Wednesday.
Of the 901 policemen, 140 have been awarded with the Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG), 93 the President’s Police Medal (PPM) and 668 the Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PM).
The MHA informed that among the majority of the 140 Gallantry Awards, mostly 80 personnel from Left Wing Extremism affected areas and 45 personnel from Jammu and Kashmir region are being honoured for their gallant action.
Significantly, out of the 140 personnel who received the gallantry awards, 48 are from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 31 from Maharashtra, 25 from J&K Police, nine from Jharkhand and seven each from Delhi, Chhattisgarh and BSF.
The rest are from other states, Union Territories and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
The PMG is awarded on the basis of conspicuous gallantry in saving life and property, or preventing crime or arresting criminals, an official said.
The official added that the PPM is awarded for a particularly distinguished record in police service and the PM is awarded for valuable service characterised by resourcefulness and devotion to duty.