The Uttarakhand Police showcased its operational preparedness, dedication and high spirits by organising a spectacular ceremonial parade on the occasion of State foundation day on Sunday.
Under the command of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dehradun Ajay Rautela 11 platoons of policemen drawn from different departments of State police gave splendid display of their skills during the ceremonial parade.
The Governor of Uttarakhand Aziz Qureshi took salute of the parade of the State Police which marched in perfect symphony of enthusing tunes of police band. The Second commander of the parade was IPS Sadanand Date and IPS Mamta Bora was the adjutant of the ceremonial parade. The parade included contingents of armed police, mounted police, city patrol, communication cell and fire brigade.
After the parade the contingent of motorcycle borne jawans of Border Security Force (BSF) won the heart of onlookers with their dare devil performances on the motor cycles. led by Inspector Amit Kumar, the BSF team showed that high level of dedication can achieve a perfect coordination between machine and men. The ITBP jawans drew big applause from the audience by their martial art performances.
On the occasion the Governor conferred the Police medals to seven policemen for outstanding performance. Additional Director General (ADG) law and Order Ram Singh Meena and Inspector General (IG) Provisioning and modernisation Dipak Jyoti Ghildiyal were conferred President Police Medal for distinguished services.
The police medal was given to DIG Police Headquarter Amit Kumar Sinha, DIG Garhwal range Sanjay Kumar Gunjiyal, Chief security officer of Chief Minister RS Chauhan, Retired DSP Kishan Singh Hiyanki and retired DSP Surendra Singh Chinwan. The Governor felicitated President Fire services medal to Deputy Director Chandan Singh Jeena and Fire Officer of Dehradun Dani Ram Tamta. A special cash prize of Rs 10,000 was given to Inspector Rajesh Shah for outstanding investigation and Sub Inspector TK Bagretha was awarded Rs10,000 for outstanding disclosure.
Speaking on the occasion the Director General (DG) of Police BS Sidhu said that the State police made a very humble beginning with limited resources in the year 2000 and today it has turned into a full fledged and highly proficient police force. He said that top priorities of the police are to act against organised crime, illegal mining, wildlife protection and ensuring safety of tourists.