52 J&K Police Officers, Personnel Receive Gallantry, Service Medals on Republic Day – Alfaaz – The Words

Srinagar: As many as 52 officers and personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir Police have been awarded gallantry and service medals on the occasion of the 76th Republic Day.

According to a statement, 17 officers are being conferred the Medal for Meritorious Service, 33 personnel received the Medal for Gallantry for acts of bravery in the line of duty, while two senior officers of the rank of Deputy Inspector General were awarded the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service.

Among the recipients of the Medal for Meritorious Service are Inspectors General of Police Mohd Suleman Choudhary, Sujit Kumar, and Vivek Gupta. Other awardees include Deputy Superintendents of Police Himat Singh, Champa Devi Sharma, and Khushwant Singh; Inspector Anil Sharma; DSP Gurmeet Singh; Inspector Reyaz Ahmad Langoo; Assistant Sub-Inspector Sham Lal; Head Constable Gopal Singh; Inspectors Sardar Singh, Neeraj Kumar Koul, and Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat; Constables Tawheed Ahmad Thoker and Shubh Kumar; and Assistant Sub-Inspector Balwinder Singh Bali.

The statement further says that Deputy Inspectors General of Police Haseeb Mughal and Nisha Nathyal were conferred the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service in recognition of their exemplary service.

The Medal for Gallantry was awarded to 33 J&K Police personnel, including Deputy Superintendents of Police Javaid Ahmad Lone, Mohd Ashrif, and Mohan Lal; Inspector Younis Khan; Assistant Sub-Inspector Davinder Kumar; and Head Constable Shabeer Ahmad Narwaroo, along with several other officers and personnel across ranks.

The list of gallantry awardees also includes IPS officer Tanushree, Senior Superintendent of Police Shabir Nawab, and a number of inspectors, head constables, selection grade constables, and constables from various districts and units of the force.