August 12, 2022
Four Police Officers of Odisha Police have been conferred with the highly prestigious Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation.
Among the four outstanding officers, there are three inspectors and one DSP-ranked officer. Officers being conferred with the medals are DSP Smt. Sumitra Jena, Inspectors Shri Ashish Chandra Jena, Miss Anusuya Nayak & Shri Ramesh Kumar Pradhan. All four officers were chosen on the basis of their extraordinary contribution to the police department, especially in the field of investigation, and among 151 officers selected throughout India.
Among the personnel receiving the medals, 15 are from the Crime Bureau of Investigation (CBI), 11 are from Maharashtra Police, and 10 officials each are from Madhya Pradesh police and Uttar Pradesh Police, and 8 each are from Kerala Police, Rajasthan Police, and West Bengal Police.
As per official sources, the medal was constituted in 2018 with the objective to promote high professional standards of investigation of crime and recognize such excellence in the investigation.
