DGP Dinkar Gupta congratulates all Awardees, thanked MHA for recognising the services of brave Punjab Police officers
CHANDIGARH, August 14:
Recognising the outstanding services of the Punjab Police, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (GOI), on the eve of 75th Independence Day, announced the names of the Punjab Police officers/officials, to be awarded with Police Medal of Gallantry (PMG), President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPMDS) and Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PMMS).
ASI Gursewak Singh from Special Task Force (STF), Border Range, Amritsar has been awarded with Police Medal for Gallantry, while, ADGP Modernisation Ram Singh and AIG-cum-Staff Officer to DGP Punjab Jasdeep Singh would be conferred with President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service.
Similarly, five PPS officers, including SSP Kapurthala, Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh, ADCP-2 Ludhiana Jaskiranjit Singh Teja, DSP PBI Raj Kumar, DSP CID Unit Bathinda Parminder Singh and DSP Detective Amritsar Rural Gurinderpal Singh are among 13 officers/officials have been selected for the Police Medal for Meritorious Service. Remaining officials include Inspector Kulvir Singh, Inspector Ashok Kumar, Inspector Puran Singh, SI Natha Singh, SI Niranjan Dass, SI Harjit Singh, ASI Onkar Tiwari and ASI Ashok Kumar.
Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Dinkar Gupta, while congratulating the awardees, expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Home Affairs GOI for recognising the services of these officers and boosting the morale of the entire Punjab Police force. He said that such recognition plays a significant role in encouraging the Police force to work with more dedication and devotion, which is very much required in a border state having manifold security challenges.
