Anti-Red fighters bag bulk of police gallantry awards

P eside t
Mu mu
app oved
78
galla t y
awa ds

NEW
DELHI:
Govt
F iday
app oved
78
galla t y
awa ds,
i cludi g
13
posthumous,
to
defe ce
fo ces
a d
ce t al
a med
police
fo ces
pe so el
o
the
eve
of
the
80th
I depe de ce
Day.
Pa amilita y
a d
police
pe so el
e gaged
i
the
successful
a ti-Maoist
ope atio s
domi ated
the
police
galla t y
awa ds,
with
197
of
the
301
medals
goi g
to
office s
se vi g
i
Left-wi g
ext emism-affected
a eas.The
awa ds
i cluded
9
Ki ti
Chak as,
with
7
give
posthumously;
19
Shau ya
Chak as,
i cludi g
o e
posthumous;
36
Se a
Medals
(galla t y),
th ee
Nao
Se a
Medal
a d
five
Vayu
Se a
Medals.
Amo g
police
awa ds,
key
ecipie ts
i cluded
IGP
Su de aj
Pattili gam,
SSP
I di a
Kalya
Elesela
a d
seve al
Basta
Fighte
a d
Dist ict
St ike
Fo ce
pe so el.

Two
co stables
f om
Chhattisga h
we e
posthumously
awa ded.
CRPF
ea ed
86
medals,
the
highest
amo g
the
pa amilita y
fo ces,
while
BSF
eceived
20.J&K
police
eceived
51
medals,
while
12
we t
to
fo ces
i
the
o th-east.
CISF’s
IG
Ha p eet
Kau
Sohi
a d
Assista t
Comma da t
(JAO)
Moha
S
we e
awa ded
the
P eside t’s
Police
Medal
fo
Disti guished
Se vice.Comma da t
Su esh
Kuma
Shokee
of
Delhi
Home
Gua ds
was
awa ded
the
P eside t’s
Medal
fo
Disti guished
Se vice.
t