Chandigarh, Aug 14: On the eve of Independence Day, 14 Haryana police officers and personnel have been selected to receive Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG), President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPMDS) and Police Medals for Meritorious Service (PMMS). Stating this here, a Haryana Police spokesperson informed that the medals were announced by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday. While two Haryana police officials will be conferred with Police Medal for Gallantry, one has been selected to be decorated with the prestigious President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and 11 other cops are to be awarded with Police Medal for Meritorious Service. Two police personnel who will be honoured with Police Medals for Gallantry include ASI Rakesh Kumar and Constable Pawan Kumar. Besides, Dr C S Rao, ADGP, Director Haryana Police Academy Madhuban has been selected to be awarded with the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service. Those who have been selected to be decorated with Police Medal for Meritorious Service include Dr Hanif Qureshi, IGP IRB Bhondsi, Raj Kumar ACP Panchkula, Ramjit Singh DSP State Crime Record Bureau Madhuban, Sanjeev Balhara DSP Traffic Gurugram, Chaman Lal Inspector 4th Battalion HAP Madhuban, Nirmala Devi Lady Inspector CID Panchkula, Manoj Kumar Sub-Inspector Police Headquarters Panchkula, Mewa Singh Sub-Inspector Police Headquarters Panchkula, Jasbir Singh Sub-Inspector GRP Ambala Cantt., Sukhpal Singh E/SI State Vigilance Bureau Panchkula and Gurnam Singh ASI 4th IRB Manesar. Congratulating all the police officers and officials, Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Yadava that it is a great honour for the entire Police force that 14 of its officers had been selected for this prestigious honour. The recognition of their bravery, untiring and relentless efforts at national level would go a long way to further boost their morale as well as of others, he added.
