Seven personnel of Uttar Pradesh Police were awarded the President’s Police medal for Gallantry while 77 others got medals for Distinguished and Meritorious Services on the eve of the Republic Day.
Those who were feted wikth the prestigious Presidents medal for Gallantry include Deputy SP Manish Kumar Mishra, Inspector Prem Singh Rana, sub-inspectors- Sanjay Pande, Manish Bist, Jarar Hussain, head-constable, Pravesh Kumar and constable, Prabhat Kumar.
The awardees for Presidents Medal for Distinguished Service include ADG Anand Kumar, IG SM Shirodkar, DIG Vijay Yadav, Deputy SP Om Prakash Singh and Inspector Sangam lal Mishra.
Prominent among those who won the Presidents Medal for Meritorious Service include Addl SP Rakesh Kumar Jauly, Deputy SP JK Singh, DIG Dr Sanjeev Gupta, DIG Ashutosh Kumar, DIG Praveen Kumar, SP Ratan Kant Pandey, SP Piyush Srivastava, Addl SPs Diwakar Kumar, Jagdish Singh, Man Singh Chauhan, Rajesh Kumar, Om Prakash, ASPs Swaminath, Dr Om Prakash Singh, Dr Anil Kumar Mishra and Ms Rakesh Pushkar.