Chandigarh DGP conferred President’s medal
Chandigarh DGP Sagar Preet Hooda has been conferred the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service, one of the country’s highest honours for exemplary service in policing.
The award, announced on the eve of Independence Day 2025, was formally presented by Home Minister Amit Shah at an investiture held in New Delhi on February 16, on the occasion of Delhi Police Raising Day.
A 1997-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre, Dr Hooda has rendered over 28 years of unblemished service across Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi and Chandigarh. As West Siang SP in Arunachal Pradesh, he dismantled an insurgent-backed extortion network. During his tenure in Delhi as Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, he conceptualised and implemented “PARIVARTAN”, an initiative aimed at improving the safety of women and children. The programme earned international recognition, including the Webber Seavey Award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Washington DC.
In subsequent roles as Deputy Commissioner, Joint Commissioner and Special Commissioner of Police in Delhi, he supervised high-profile investigations, managed complex law-and-order situations and oversaw security for major events, including the G20 Summit 2023.
