Delhi: August 12: Four Police officials from Odisha will be awarded with “Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation” for the year 2021.
They are Inspector Debendra Kumar Mallick, Inspector Debendra Kumar Biswal, Sub Inspector Trupti Ranjan Nayak and Sub Inspector Srikanta Sahoo.
In total, 152 Police personnel will be awarded this year.
Among the personnel receiving these awards, 15 are from CBI, 11 each from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Police, 10 from Uttar Pradesh, 9 are from Kerala and Rajasthan Police, 8 are from Tamil Nadu Police, 7 are from Bihar, 6 each are from Gujarat, Karnataka and Delhi Police and the remaining from the other States/UTs.
These include twenty eight (28) women Police officials.
This medal was constituted in 2018, with the objective to promote high professional standards of investigation of crime and to recognize such Excellence in Investigation by investigating officers.