New Delhi:
The CRPF has been awarded the best variety of police gallantry medals, 21, amongst all central and state police forces together with two defence ministry issued Shaurya Chakras on the eve of the 76th Republic Day on Saturday.
A complete of 95 bravery medals have been awarded to the personnel of state and central police forces, hearth service, dwelling guard and civil defence and correctional companies by means of an order issued by the Ministry of Dwelling Affairs (MHA).
The Ministry of Defence additionally introduced two Shaurya Chakras for the CoBRA commandos of the pressure — Deputy Commandant Vikrant Kumar and Inspector Jeffrey Hmingchullo — for enterprise a daring operations in opposition to Maoists in Jharkhand throughout 2023.
As per their quotation, these personnel from the 203 Commando Battalion for Resolute Motion (CoBRA) displayed “distinctive” bravery throughout an anti-Naxal operation that came about on April 2, 203 in Chatra district of the state resulting in the killing of 5 “high” Maoists and restoration of a cache of weapons and ammunition.
The Shaurya Chakra is the third highest peacetime navy gallantry medal.
A senior officer of the Central Reserve Police Pressure (CRPF) stated that out of the 19 police medals for gallantry (GM), 11 are for operations undertaken in Jammu and Kashmir, seven for acts of bravery in anti-Maoist operations and one for braveness displayed throughout an operation within the northeast.
The awardees embrace second-in-command rank officer Narender Yadav, and Assistant Commandants Amit Kumar and Vinay Kumar who’ve been conferred with the first bar to GM (gallantry medal awarded for the second time).
Late Constable Sunil Kumar Pandey has been named for the medal posthumously.
The 186th battalion jawan laid down his life in September 2023 in Assam whereas stopping bike-borne smugglers who trafficked contraband from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh. The assailants attacked him with a knife.
After the CRPF, the nation’s largest paramilitary pressure, the best variety of medals went to Uttar Pradesh (17), Jammu and Kashmir (15), Chhattisgarh (11) and Border Safety Pressure (5).
Three Border Safety Pressure (BSF) personnel deployed below the United Nations (UN) flag in Congo have additionally been honoured with the gallantry medal.
Inspector Jitu Deori, Constable Ratan Kumar Yogi and Constable Awdhesh Kumar Yadav displayed “exemplary braveness” in rescuing 38 unarmed UN employees members from a violent mob that attacked their camp in Butembo on July 26, 2022.
The BSF is primarily tasked with guarding Indian borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh aside from rendering quite a lot of different safety duties.
The CRPF, with about 3.25 lakh personnel, is the mainstay for inside safety duties within the nation.
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