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14 Odisha Police Personnel to Be Awarded on I-Day

New Delhi: As many as 14 police personnel from Odisha will receive medals on the occasion of 74th Independence Day on August 15, the Union Home Affairs Ministry said.

Two personnel will receive President’s Police Medals for Distinguished Service and 12 others will get Police Medal for Meritorious Service.

Here is the details:

President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service:

1. K Benugopal Acharya, In Charge Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance Division, Bhubaneswar
2. Biranchi Narayan Sahoo, Constable, Biju Patnaik State Police Academy, Bhubaneswar

Police Medal for Meritorious Service:

1. ABHIRAM KAR, ADDITIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, INCHARGE A.I, VIGILANCE DIRECTORATE, CUTTACK
2. TAPAS RANJAN MOHAPATRA, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT, SOG, BHUBANESWAR
3. ANIL KUMAR MISHRA ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ZONE-V, BHUBANESWAR

4. ANUPAMA MOHAPATRA, IN-CHARGE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT
OF POLICE, VIGILANCE, BHUBANESWAR DIVISION
5. RAJ KISHOR PAIKRAY, ADDITIONAL DCP, BHUBANESWAR
6. AJAYA KUMAR DAS, INSPECTOR, UPD, CUTTACK
7. ATUL KUMAR DAS, INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SIW, BHUBANESWAR
8. SAROJ KUMAR PATEL, INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SIW, BHUBANESWAR
9. NIRMAL KUMAR MOHAPATRA, INSPECTOR OF POLICE, BARGARH
10. KISHORE CHANDRA BALABANTARAY, SUBEDAR 5TH IR BATALLION, BOUDH
11. RATHA LAKRA, SEPOY, OSAP, 4TH BATALLION, ROURKELA
12. MOHAMMAD FAZAL UMAR, APR HAVILDAR, VIGILANCE, KORAPUT DIVISION, JEYPORE

Meanwhile, Odisha DGP Abhay has congratulated the personnel for the feat.

“In medals announced by MHA today Odisha Police & Odisha Vig personnel have been awarded Two President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and Twelve Police Medal for Meritorious Service. Congrats to all medal awardees for their dedication and hard work over decades”, the DGP tweeted.

 The Union Ministry of Home Affairs today released the list of medals to be awarded to police personnel on this year’s Independence Day.

President’s Police Medals for Distinguished Service has been awarded to 80 police personnel including two from Odisha and Police Medal for Meritorious Service to 631 police personnel including 12 from Odisha.

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