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On the 74th Republic Day, police officers from Odisha who had been chosen by the Government of India for the prestigious police medals in various categories were honored.
The names were announced at a state-level investiture ceremony held at the Lok Seva Bhawan Convention Centre.
Here’s the list of police personnel awarded police medals:
President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service
1. Dhirendra Sambhaji Kutey, IPS, Special Secy to CM, Bhubaneswar
2. Prahallad Rout, Constable, Vigilance Directorate, Cuttack
Police Medal for Meritorious Service
1. Gyanendra Kumar Das, OAPS-I, Dy Commandant, PTI, Byree
2. Pradyumn Kumar Mishra, OPS-I, Addl SP, Bargarh
3. Jatindra Kumar Panda, OPS-I, Addl SP, Bhadrak
4. Himansu Bhusan Swain, OPS, ACP, UPD, Bhubaneswar
5. Sudhansu Sekhar Paujari, OPS, DSP, Vigilance Division, Rourkela
6. Arun Baliarsingh, Inspector, Security Wing, Bhubaneswar
7. Anil Kumar Minz, Drill Inspector, BPSPA, Bhubaneswar
8. Jugal Kishore Pradhan, SI, Vigilance Division, Berhampur
9. Bijnyan Bhusan Mohanty, ASI, Computer, SCRB, Bhubaneswar
10. Sarwordin Khan, Constable, Vigilance Directorate, Cuttack
11. Pradeep Kumar Behera, Sepoy, OSAP, 4th Bn, Rourkela
Governor’s Medal for the Year-2022
1. Ravikant IPS, ADG, Resident Commissioner, Odisha
2. Sanjaya Kumar Kaushal, IPS, IG of Police, Vigilance, Odisha
3. Kanwar Vishal Singh, IPS, SP, Puri
4. Bijaya Chandra Pradhan, OAPS-I, Commandant, OSAP, 6th Bn, Cuttack
5. Ananta Charan Pati, OPS-I, Addl SP, Special Branch Headquarters, Bhubaneswar
6. Arun Kumar Swain, OPS, ACP, Zone-I, Cuttack, UPD
7. Ashish Chandra Jena, Inspector, STF, CID CB, Bhubaneswar
8. Prashant Kumar Sahoo, Inspector, Aska PS, Ganjam
9. Prasanna Kumar Pradhan, Inspector (Armed), 5th IR Bn, Boudh
10. Adwaitananda Swain, SI, CID CB, Cuttack
11. Amiya Kumar Routray, SI (Armed), OSAP 4th SS Bn, Malkangiri
12. Namita Nayak, SI, Vigilance, Balasore Division
13. Rabindranath Sahu, ASI, Special Branch, Bhubaneswar
14. Dusmanta Kumar Parida, ASI, Bhubaneswar, UPD
15. Dibyaranjan Tripathy, Havildar, RO, Angul
16. Amit Kumar Kar, Constable/14, DIB, Bhadrak
17. Bijaya Kumar Sunasgada, Constable, Cyber Cell, Gajapati
18. Pradeep Kumar Behera, Sepoy, OSAP, 4th Bn, Rourkela
19. Adarmani Nayak, Constable, BPSPA, Bhubaneswar
20. Krushna Chandra Mishra, Constable, Vigilance, Berhampur Division
President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service
1. Prasanta Kumar Dash, Fire Officer
Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service
1. Bijaya Chandra Patra, Leading fireman
2. Sarbeswar Mishra, Driver Havildar
President’s Homeguards and Civil Defence Medal for Distinguished Service
1. Rohit Sahoo, Company Commander (HG)
2. Binod Kumar Padhi, Company Commander (HG)
Home Guards & Civil Defence for Meritorious Service
1. Parsuram Reddy, Home Guard
2. Pradeep Kumar Satapathy, Home Guard
3. Gyanendra Malia, Civil Defence Volunteer (CD)
President’s Correctional Service Medal for Distinguished Service
1. Bivendu Bhuyan, Jailor
Correctional Service Medal for Meritorious Service
1. Bulu Matia, Jailor
2. Supak Kumar Nayak, Assistant Jailor
Besides, the police personnel, whose names were announced for President’s police medals for Independence Day 2022, received the awards on the auspicious Republic Day 2023.
Here’s the list:
Police Medal for Gallantry
1. Kumar Karni, Commando
2. Pitabas Pande, Commando
President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service
1. Saumendra Kumar Priyadarsi, IPS, Commissioner of Police, BBSR-CTC
2. Saroj Kumar Mohapatra, OPS, I/C SP, Security Wing, Bhubaneswar
Police Medal for Meritorious Service
1. Prakash Kumar Naik, OPS, Addl SP, Vigilance Directorate, Cuttack
2. Guruprasad Shivsankar Nanda, OPS, Dy SP, BPSPA, BBSR
3. Banita Majhi, OPS, Dy SP, Rourkela Police Dist
4. N Trinath Dora, SI of Police, CID, CB, Odisha
5. Mohammed Jhangir, ASI of Police, Spl Squad, Sambalpur
6. Bishnu Kumar Bura, Havildar, OSAP 2nd Bn, Jharsuguda
7. Hrusikesh Barik, Driver Havildar, Angul, Odisha
8. Basanta Kumar Dakua, Asst Armourer, SOG, AET & RC, Koraput
9. Anjan Kumar Mohanty, Constable, DFSL, Rourkela
10. Prasanta Parida, Sepoy/756, OSAP 3rd Bn, Koraput
