CRPF officer bags 7th medal in 4 yrs

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 14

Assistant Commandant (AC) Naresh Kumar, a courageous officer with sharp tactical acumen and indomitable courage, has scripted history by receiving Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) for seventh time in a short span of four years.

Scripts history

• Assistant Commandant Naresh Kumar got his first medal in 2017 for an operation, which was conducted in Srinagar in 2016
• He neutralised two terrorists from across the border
• In 2018, he was awarded with two PMGs for neutralising two Hizbul Mujahideen commanders

“Kumar has led the CRPF’s Valley Quick Action Team (QAT) in Srinagar, which has a glorious history of continued success marked with numerous gallantry medals that embellish its valour. This year alone, the Valley QAT has been adorned with more than 15 Gallantry medals,” the CRPF said in an official release.

Kumar got his first medal in 2017 for an operation, which was conducted in Srinagar in 2016 during which he neutralised two terrorists from across the border. In 2018, he was awarded with two PMGs for neutralising two Hizbul Mujahideen commanders in a fierce operation.

This year alone, the Valley QAT has been adorned with more than 15 Gallantry medals. The erstwhile IG Srinagar, Ravideep Singh Sahi, and the present Valley QAT Commander Loukrakpam Ibomcha Singh and his teammate Constable Devsant Kumar have been awarded with Police Medal for Gallantry for a courageous operation in Srinagar on October 3, 2017 where two militants were neutralised.