1,082 safety personnel to be felicitated with gallantry awards | Newest Information India

As many as 347 law enforcement officials from central armed police forces (CAPFs) and state police have been awarded gallantry medals this Independence Day, with most of them – 204 – named for his or her service in Jammu and Kashmir (J&Ok), a press release by the press data bureau stated on Sunday.

Total, a complete of 1,082 police personnel throughout the nation have been awarded the police medal for gallantry (347), and president’s police medal for meritorious (648) and distinguished providers (87).

“Among the many majority of the 347 gallantry Awards, 204 personnel are being awarded for his or her gallant motion in Jammu & Kashmir, 80 personnel for his or her gallant motion in Left Wing Extremism affected areas and 14 personnel for his or her gallant motion in North-East Area,” the assertion stated.

The Central Reserve Police Drive (CRPF) tops the listing with 109 gallantry medals, adopted by J&Ok police (108), Maharashtra police (42), Border Safety Drive (19), Chhattisgarh police(15). The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) received six awards every, in keeping with the assertion.

Safety forces have been finishing up anti-terror operations constantly in J&Ok. In the course of the monsoon session of the parliament, the ministry of house affairs (MHA) stated there was a considerable decline in terrorist assaults — from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021.

“The federal government has taken varied measures to normalise the scenario in Kashmir Valley. These embrace a strong safety and intelligence grid, proactive operations towards terrorists, intensified night time patrolling and checking at Nakas, safety preparations via applicable deployment and excessive stage of alertness maintained by the safety forces,” Union minister of state for house affairs, Nityanand Rai, had stated final month.

Among the many central investigation companies, 30 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers, together with these probing the coal rip-off case; and three Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) officers obtained the president’s police medal for distinguished and meritorious providers.