Home Ministry announces names of Punjab cops for medals

The Ministry of Home Affairs has on the eve of the 79th Independence Day announced the names of Punjab Police officers/officials to be awarded the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service and Medal for Meritorious Service.

Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), State Armed Police, Punjab, MF Farooqui, and Inspector Suresh Kumar, Counter Intelligence, Ludhiana, will be conferred with the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service.

Similarly, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Intelligence-II, Gurdial Singh and DSP, SSOC, Amritsar, Gurpreet Singh are among the 14 officers/officials who have been selected for the Medal for Meritorious Service. The remaining officials include Inspector Satinder Kumar, Inspector Deepak Kumar, Inspector Jagdeep Singh, Inspector Tejinderpal Singh, SI Amrik Singh, SI Sanjiv Kumar, SI Amritpal Singh, SI Anil Kumar, SI Bhupinder Singh, ASI Jaswinderjit Singh, ASI Kuldeep Singh and SI Krishan Kumar.

Director-General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, while congratulating the awardees expressed gratitude to the Central Government and state government for recognising the services of these officers and boosting the morale of the entire Punjab Police force. He said that such recognition played a significant role in encouraging the police force to work with more dedication and devotion, which was pivotal in a border state having manifold security challenges.