Sixteen police personnel from Chhattisgarh have been selected by Union Ministry of Home Affairs for the prestigious Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG), President's Police Medals for Distinguished Service (PPMDS), Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PMMS) and Jeevan Raksha Padak.
According to official information, four policemen who have been selected for Police Medal for Gallantry are all posted in insurgent-hit regions. The officers selected for PMG are Inspector Kishor Kerketta, Bijapur, Inspector Yakub Memon, Rajnandgaon, Inspector Ajeet Kumar Ogrey Rajnandgaon and Inspector Abdul Samir posted in Bijapur.
Notably, Inspector Ajeet Kumar Ogrey is receiving the PMG second time.
likewise, Additional Director General of Police (Admin) Rajesh Kumar Mishra posted at Police Headquarters Raipur has been selected for President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service. Further Inspector General of Police BP Pausharya, (AJK), Sonal V Mishra DIG (Admin), RP Sai AIG (SB), Inspector Bodhanram Sahu posted in PHQ, Inspector Chhote Singh Yadav PHQ, Inspector Mahesh Sahu Special Branch Mahasamund, Company Commander 18th battalion Korea Ashok Kumar Dhurwe, Platoon Commander STF Baghera Durg Karod Singh, Assistant Platoon Commander STF Baghera Durg Jaganlal Sahu and Steno Ramesh Bharadwaj posted in the office of IGP Bilaspur have been selected for Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
In the same way, Inspector Vikas Kumar Singh posted in Durg have been selected for Jeevan Raksha Padak.
Director General of Police AN Upadhyay has extended his best wishes for the police officers selected for the awards.