121 police personnel chosen for HM’s medal for excellence in investigation

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, August 12

Some 121 police personnel, including 21 women officers, have been chosen to be awarded with ‘Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation’ for the year 2020.

The Central Bureau of Investigation took away the highest number of medals—15. Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Police forces bagged 10 each and eight personnel are from Uttar Pradesh Police, as seven each are from Kerala and West Bengal Police, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in an official release. The remaining recipients of the awards are from the other states and Union Territories (UTs) police, as the list also includes 21women officers, it added.

The medal was constituted in 2018 with the objective to promote high professional standards of investigation of crime and to recognize such ‘Excellence in Investigation’ by investigating officers.

Congratulating the selected police personnel, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in a Twitter post said, “A thorough investigation plays a puivotal role in delivering justice.” He went on to say: “I congratulate all the recipients of ‘Medal for Excellence in Investigation- 2020’. This is a recognition of the outstanding service and commitment 0f our police personnel.”

The CBI officials, who have been chosen for the medal, include SP Cephas Kalyan Pakerla, ASP Subhash Ramrup Singh and DSP Mukesh Sharma. The others are 12 Inspector rank officers and they are Perwez Alam, Rakesh Ranjan, Vijaya Vaishnavi, Prashant Kandpal, Vibha Kumari, Parvender Kumar Mathur, Duli Chand Yadav, K.Bindhu, Ashish Anand, Jyotirmoyee Majhi, and Shiv Kumar Jha.