As many as 1,082 police personnel were awarded Police Medals on the occasion of Independence Day, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement on Sunday. The number of police personnel who received gallantry medals stood at 347.
“204 personnel are being awarded for their gallant action in Jammu and Kashmir, 80 personnel for their gallant action in Left Wing Extremism affected areas and 14 personnel for their gallant action in North-East Region,” MHA said.
Among the personnel who received Gallantry Awards, 109 are from Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 108 are from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police, 19 are from the Border Security Force (BSF), 42 are from Maharashtra, 15 from Chhattisgarh and six each from Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force.