The Union Home Ministry has announced the names of 15 Chhattisgarh State Police officials for Gallantry award, Distinguished Service and Commendable service medals to be awarded by the President of India.
The names of selected cops and medals are as follow:
Gallantry Award: Pramod Kumar Khes, Inspector, Sarangarh, District Raigarh, Manohar Pradeep Kerketta, Company Commander, STF, Baghera, Durg, Manish Kumar Sharma, State Police Service, Superintendent of Police (SP), Dhamtari, Udaybhan Singh Chouhan, State Police Service, Additional SP, Raigarh district and Rajendra Prasad Sharma, Retired Inspector, Duggal Compound, Supela, Bhilai, Durg district.
President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service : Ravindra Kumar Bhedia IPS, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF), Police Headquarters, Naya Raipur
Police Medal for Commendable Service: Manish Kumar Sharma, State Police Service, Superintendent of Police, Dhamtari, Udaybhan Singh Chouhan, State Police Service, Additional SP, Raigarh district, Bahadur Singh, Company Commander, 9th battalion, CAF, Dantewada, Devdutt Singh Yadav, Platoon Commander, 10 Battalion, CAF, Surajpur, Satish Kumar Masih, Assistant Sub Inspector, Police HQ, Naya Raipur, Vijay Kumar Mishra, Constable, Mahasamund district, Salim Mohammed, Constable No 440, Durg district, Rajesh Soni , Subedar ( AM), Police HQ, Naya Raipur, Krishna Kumar Soni (AM), Sub Inspector (AM), GRP, Raipur.
State Director General of Police A N Upadhayay extolled the cops selected for awards.