January 25, 2025 8:29 PM.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced the names of 17 Punjab Police Officers, including a lady police officer, to be honoured with the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PMDS) and Medal for Meritorious Service (MMS). They will be conferred with the medals tomorrow on the 76th Republic Day.
The two PMDS awardees include the Additional Director General of Police, Intelligence Unit, RK Jaiswal and Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Chief, ADGP, Nilabh Kishore.
Ludhiana Range Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dhanpreet Kaur and AIG Financial Intelligence Unit Tejinderjit Singh are among 15 other officers of Inspector, Sub-Inspector and Asstt, Sub Inspector ranks who will be awarded for the Medal for Meritorious Service.
Besides them, 19 Punjab Police Officers will also be awarded with Chief Minister’s Rakshak Padak and Chief Minister’s Medal for Outstanding Devotion to Dutyby Punjab Governor, at the state level Republic Day function, tomorrow.
Punjab Police Chief Gaurav Yadav, while congratulating the awardees, expressed gratitude to the Central and State Government for recognizing their services and boosting the morale of the entire state police force.