Cops to be awarded for exemplary work

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 5

To honour and motivate the police personnel working at the frontline of the battle against Covid-19, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has authorised the DGP to institute a new award for cops doing exceptional work and going beyond the call of duty during the current crisis.

DGP Dinkar Gupta said he had chosen ASI (LR) Bikar Singh and constable Sukhjinder Pal Singh of Moga for the ‘DGP’s Honour & Disc for Exemplary Seva to Society’. The two policemen assisted a woman of Moga’s Dharamkot in delivering a baby two days ago after she had been denied admission by many hospitals late at night.

In addition, the DGP has also selected SHO Sanjeev Kumar of Amritsar, who has been feeding the poor and hungry with a missionary zeal.

Nearly 50,000 policemen are deployed in the field, helping out people, especially the poor, underprivileged, unemployed and homeless people. At times, they also spend out of their pockets to help the needy.

In these difficult times, policemen have taken the lead in galvanising and mobilising the community to arrange for food for the less fortunate such as daily wage workers and migrant labourers. The cops are also working in close coordination with NGOs and religious organisations, especially gurdwaras, to ensure that everyone is fed and taken care of. Till date, they have fed over 3.2 crore people in the state which is more than the state’s total population.