I-Day: Max police gallantry medals to CRPF, JKP for counter-terrorist ops in UT

India

pti-PTI

New
Delhi,
Aug
14:
The
CRPF
and
Jammu
and
Kashmir
Police
were
decorated
with
the
maximum
gallantry
awards
for
undertaking
counter-terrorist
operations
in
the
Union
Territory
as
the
Centre
announced
various
service
medals
for
a
total
of
1,082
personnel
on
the
occasion
of
Independence
Day.

The
Union
Home
Ministry
issued
the
roll
of
honour
on
Sunday,
the
eve
of
76th
Independence
Day,
for
the
personnel
of
all
the
state
police
forces
as
well
as
the
Central
Armed
Police
Forces
(CAPFs).
The
decorations
include
a
total
of
347
police
medal
for
gallantry
(PMG),
87
President’s
police
medal
for
distinguished
service
and
648
police
medals
for
meritorious
service.

Under
the
PMG
category
of
medals,
204
personnel
are
being
awarded
for
their
gallant
action
in
Jammu
and
Kashmir,
80
for
displaying
bravery
in
Left
Wing
Extremism
or
Naxal
violence-affected
areas
and
14
personnel
for
showing
bravery
in
North-East
Region,
the
home
ministry
said.
In
all,
30
PMGs
were
given
posthumously.

A
number
of
personnel
were
decorated
with
the
gallantry
medal
for
the
second
or
third
time
with
CRPF
Assistant
Commandant
Loukrakpam
Ibomcha
Singh
getting
it
the
sixth
time.
The
maximum
gallantry
medals
at
109
have
been
received
by
the
Central
Reserve
Police
Force
(CRPF)
followed
by
108
to
the
J&K
Police,
19
to
the
Border
Security
Force
(BSF)
and
six
each
to
the
Indo-Tibetan
Border
Police
(ITBP)
and
Sashastra
Seema
Bal
(SSB).

The
CRPF,
according
to
officials,
got
83
bravery
medals
out
of
the
109
in
its
kitty
for
operations
in
J&K.
The
paramilitary
is
the
largest
central
force
deployed
in
the
UT
and
undertakes
combat
against
terrorists
along
with
the
JKP
and
its
special
squad
SOG
(special
operations
group)
and
the
Army.
Among
the
state
police
forces,
42
gallantry
medals
have
been
given
to
Maharashtra,
15
to
Chhattisgarh
among
others
forces
and
Central
Armed
Police
Forces
(CAPFs).