Four Assam police personnel will be receiving the Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation’ on Independence for exceptional skills and services rendered during on-duty.
As per the official notice, the four awardees who have been selected for the prestigious award are – DCP Sujeet Singh Panesar, Durga Kingkar Kumar, Inspector, Ariful Haque, Inspector and M Thadoi Singha, Sub Inspector.
Taking to his X handle, Assam DGP GP Singh also lauded compliments to Inspector Ariful Haque.
A total of 151 police personnel across India will be awarded the prestigious medal, as per the official press release.
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These include six each from Gujarat, five from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi; four from Assam, Haryana, Odisha; one each from Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Puducherry and Nagaland; two from Jharkhand, three from Chhattisgarh; eight from Rajasthan, Kerala, West Bengal; seven from Bihar; five from Tamil Nadu, Telangana, NIA, NCB; ten from Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh; eleven from Maharashtra; and fifteen from CBI.
Among the awardees also includes 28 women police personnel.