Punjab Police Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Bajinder Kumar Uppal, and Additional Inspector General of Police Varinder Paul Singh have been selected for the President’s Police Medals for distinguished services on the occasion of the Independence Day.
Besides, 16 more police officers or officials including Ranbir Singh Khattra — posted as DIG (Administration) Indian Reserve Battalion and Sandeep Kumar Sharma — Kapurthala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) will get Police Medals for their meritorious services.
While Uppal is currently posted as Punjab Vigilance Bureau chief, Varinder Singh is holding the charge of AIG, State Special Operations Cell.
Spokesperson said AIG, Zonal, CID, Patiala Gurinder Singh Grewal, Inspector Sukhmandar Singh, Inspector Paramveer Singh, Inspector Baldev Raj, Inspector (lR) Baljinder Singh, Inspector Rajnish Kumar, Inspector Satnam Singh, and Inspector Amrit Saroop Dogra would be awarded with Police Medals for meritorious services.
Similarly, Sub-Inspector Kuljeet Singh, SI Gurwinder Singh, SI Manohar lal, SI Mohinder Pal, SI (lR) Sukhjinder Singh, and lady ASI Inderjit Kaur have also been chosen for Police Medals for meritorious services.
Meanwhile, the Punjab Government has announced the Chief Minister’s Medal for outstanding devotion to duty to five police officers or officials, included SP Investigation Patiala Harwinder Singh Virk, Inspector Shaminder Singh Counter Intelligence, SAS Nagar, ASI Tejinder Singh Commando Training Center Bahadurgarh, Patiala, ASI (lR) Pushpinder Singh district Bathinda and Head Constable (PP) Sanjeev Kumar district Bathinda.