ADGP Kashmir Among 55 Officers Win Police Medal

Srinagar- J&K Police have bagged the second highest police medals with 55 Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) in the country on Independence Day.

Besides PMG, the tally includes the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPM-DS), and 20 of the Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PMMS), the ministry of home affairs said.

ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, DIG central Kashmir Sujit Kumar, former DIG South Kashmir Abdul Jabbar (IPS), and former SSP Kulgam GV Sandeep Chakravarthy are among 55 Police officers who were awarded the PMG.

According to details, out of the 55 officers who have been awarded PMG, the list includes two SSPs, 4 SPs, 6 DySPs, 1 IGP, 2 DIGs, 5 Inspectors, 1 PSI, 1 SI, 2 ASIs, 11 HCs, 12 SGCTs, and 10 CTs.

The list of 55 honoured officers includes SP Arif Amin Shah, SgCT Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, SP Mohd Anwar-ul-Haq, HC Abdul Khaliq War, SgCT Vishal Koul, CT Mohd Asgar, Dy SP Jaswant Singh, HC Romesh Kumar, SgCT Jaffar Bashir Qurashi, Dy SP Tanweer Ahmad Dar, SgCT Bilal Rasool Dar, Insp Salinder Singh, SI Sandeep Kumar Sharma, IPS-DIG Sujit Kumar, Dy SP Mohan Lal, ASI Youdhvir Singh, HC Bilal Ahmad Dar, Insp Mir Sajad Bashir, SgCT Asif Hassan Dar, IPS-DIG Abdul Jabbar, Dy SP Mubashir Rasool, PSI Ajay Sudan, HC Muzaffar Ahmad Reshi, IPS-SSP Dr. G V Sundeep Chakravarthy, HC Manzoor Hussain Peer, Insp Mir Sajad Bashir, SgCT Jahangir Ahmad Dar, CT Azad Ahmad Mir, SgCT Akhil Sharma, SgCT Sajad Ahmad Dar, Dy SP Saqib Ghani, HC Rahul Pandita, HC Farooq Ahmad Shah, SgCT Mohd Amin Lone, CT Javid Ahmad, SSP Ghulam Jeelani Wani, SI Ishtiyak Latif Qureshi, HC Arshid Ahmad, SP Syed-Al-Tahir Gilani, ASI Faroz Ahmad Dar, SgCT Fayaz Ahmad, Insp Zahoor Ahmad Wani, SI Aashiq Hussain Magray, HC Ghulam Nabi, HC Peer Sajad Ahmad Shah, Dy SP Gh. Hassan Shiekh, Insp Shiek Munzoor Ahmad, CT Aadil Ahmad Mir, CT Mohammed Ajaz Khan, SgCT Mohmad Irfan Ahanger, SgCT Sadam Hussain Shah, CT Bilal Ahmad Dar, IPS-IGP Vijay Kumar, SP Sajjad Ahmad Shah, and HC Basharat Rasool Shah.

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The 20 officers awarded with the Police medal for meritorious service includes Tahir Sajjad Bhat, SSP Jammu, J&K, Altaf Ahmad Shah, SSP, Security, Srinagar, J&K; Girdhari Lal, SSP, Srinagar, J&K; Rakesh Kumar, SSP, ACB APKS Wing, Anantnag, Srinagar, J&K; Ravinder Pal Singh Dutt, SSP, Traffic Rural Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K; Sanjay Singh Rana, SSP, Zewan, Srinagar, J&K; Shafkat Hussain Batt, SSP, Batmaloo, Srinagar, J&K; Shivdeep Singh Jamwal, SSP, Kathua, J&K; Dedar Singh, Dy. SP, ACB Jammu, J&K; Mohd Ayoub Rather, Dy. SP (AD-SSF), Srinagar, J&K; Muzamil Ahmad Bhat, Inspector, PTS Manigam, J&K; Nisar Ahmad Shah, Inspector, ANTF Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K; Piaray Lal Pandit, Inspector, PHQ, J&K; Setinder Vir Singh, Inspector, Security Kashmir, J&K; Ajit Dhar, ASI, PC Srinagar, J&K; Ms. Ishrat Jan, SI (M), Traffic Rural Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K; Mohd Ishtiyaq Gojar, SI, PC Pulwama, J&K; Zaffar Ali Khan, SI, DPO Kupwara, J&K; Riyaz Ahmad Shah, Inspector (C), Srinagar, J&K; Vivek Vivek Kalsotra, Inspector Computer, PTTI Vijaypur, J&K.

Furthermore, SSP CID, SB, Kashmir (Srinagar) Mohd Aftab Mir has been awarded the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service.

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha conveyed his heartiest congratulations to ADGP Vijay Kumar and all the dedicated police personnel of @JmuKmrPolice who have been honored with the prestigious Police Medal for Gallantry, President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service, and Police Medal for Meritorious Service on the occasion of Independence Day 2023.

Similarly, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh also extended his congratulations to the awardees and their families expressing gratitude to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, LG Manoj Sinha as well as the officers of MHA and Home Department for recognizing the courage and dedication exhibited by J&K Police personnel.

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