Sub-inspector Kailash Sharma, platoon commander of CPU, who had arrested four swindlers during a vehicle checking drive was awarded police man of month in a programme held at Range office on Friday. He was also awarded with a cash prize by IG Garhwal Range Sanjay Kumar Gunjyal. Gunjyal said that to boost the morale of the policemen, they have started identifying policeman who have done exceptional works in the course of their normal daily duty. Such policemen are awarded with police man of month and cash prize every month, he added.
On June 19, Sharma had acted swiftly on the information that a vehicle driver was escaping after he caused an accident on Subhash Road. He had swung into action while leading a team. A vehicle checking drive had been conducted and the accused driver had been arrested from Pritam Road. In another incident, a team under him had conducted a checking drives on Mohani Road in course of which they had arrested four swindlers sitting in a car.