A total of 1,037 police personnel was awarded Police Medals on the occasion of the 78th Independence Day.
The list includes
One President’s Medal for Gallantry,
213 Police Medals for Gallantry,
94 President’s Police Medals for Distinguished Service, and
729 Police Medals for Meritorious Service.
The President’s Medal for gallantry was given to Telangana Police Head Constable Chaduvu Yadaiah, who caught two chain snatchers despite being stabbed in 2022.
Out of 213 Medal for Gallantry (GM), 208 GM have been awarded to Police Personnel, 31 personnel from J&K Police, 17 personnel each from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, 15 personnel from Chhattisgarh, 12 from Madhya Pradesh, seven personnel each from Jharkhand, Punjab and Telangana.
Vannia Perumal K and Abhin Dinesh Modak from Tamil Nadu were awarded President’s Medals for Distinguished Service.
Kannan N,Babu AG,Praveen Kumar Abhinapu and Feroze Khan Abdullah K from Tamil Nadu were awarded Medal for Meritorious Service.