President of India Ram Nath Kovind has conferred police medal on 27 officers and men of Delhi Police for their distinguished and meritorious services. While Additional DCP (retired) SK Giri will be awarded Police Medal for Gallantry, Joint Commissioner of Police Robin Hibu and an Asssitant Commissioner of Police SC Tygai has been awarded President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service while 24 officers and personnel of Delhi Police has been awarded President's Police Medal for Meritorious Service on the occasion of Independence Day 2017.
Meanwhile, 24 officers and personnel of the force have been conferred with President's Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
DCP Special Cell Pramod Singh Kushwah has been conferred with the Meritorious Service medal for his involvement in cracking many sensational cases. Kushwah joined service in the year 1999, as ACP (DANIPS).
He arrested Mumbai don Ashwini Naik from Padropal Border, Bangladesh in a drugs case wherein 16 kgs of heroine was recovered.
In the year 2015, as DCP Special Cell, the officer was selected to join the Special Team constituted by the Govt. of India, which consisted of officials from CBI (INTERPOl) & Mumbai Police, to facilitate extradition/deportation of notorious underworld mafia don Nikalje Rajendra Sadashiv alias Chhota Rajan from Bali, Indonesia.
Police Medal for Meritorious Service has been awarded to DCP, security Dheeraj Kumar, Additional CP (Traffic) Sang Norbu Mosobi, DCP (Security) Dr Ashok Malik, ACP Shiv Kumar, ACP Benjamin Kujur, Inspector Abdul Wahid, Sub-Inpsector James Kujur, Woman Inspector Nirmala, Woman inspector Sushila Kumari, Assistant Sub-Inspector Mohinder Singh, Assistant Sub-inspector Vijay Pal Singh, Woman ASI Kusum lata, ASI, Vikram Dutt Sharma, ASI Sunder Pal, ASI Ishwar Singh, ASI Rajbir Singh, Woman Head Constable Neeru Rani, Woman ASI, Chanchal Bala, HC Mahipal Singh, HC Dhani Ram, HC Dharam Pal, HC Jai Bhagwan, Woman HC Hema Pant," said the release.