Excise Commissioner Mahipal Yadav and Kerala Police Academy Director Gopesh Agarwal have been chosen for the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service.
The senior officers, both in the rank of Additional Director General of Police, were among those chosen for the prestigious medal from across the country on the eve of the Republic Day.
Eleven police officers have also been chosen for the Medal for Meritorious Service. The recipients are District Police Chief (Kochi City) A. Akbar, former Superintendent of Police (SP) R.D. Ajith, Supplyco Vigilance Officer Sunilkumar V., Kottayam Additional SP V. Sugathan, Thiruvananthapuram City Assistant Commissioner (Traffic-South) Sheen Tharayil, Bekkal DySP Sunil Kumar C.K., Kodungallur DySP Salish N.S., Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) Inspector Jyodindrakumar P., State Special Branch (Kollam Rural) Sub-Inspector Radhakrishna Pillai K.K., VACB Sub-Inspector B. Surendran, and Women Cell (Kozhikode City) Assistant Sub-Inspector Mini K.
