
DGP Rashmi Shukla confers 11 state police officers with Union home minister's medal for excellence in investigations at event in Pune
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Pune: State director general of police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla on Friday conferred the Union home minister's medal for excellence in investigations in the year 2022 to 11 police officers from across Maharashtra at an event in the city.
As many as 162 police officers, from the rank of sub-inspectors to superintendents of police, who showcased superior investigation skills, were selected for the honour from around the country.
The 11 state officers comprise one deputy commissioner of police (DCPs), two deputy superintendents of police (DSPs), six police inspectors (PIs), and two assistant police inspectors. They had detected serious crime cases, including murder, dacoity, robberies, kidnapping, cheating, and cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.
DGP Shukla on Friday conferred these officers with the medals at a programme held at the Centre for Police Research (CPR) in Pune. The state CID chief, Sunil Ramanand, Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar, Pimpri Chinchwad CP Vinoy Kumar Choubey, and other senior police officers were in attendance.
Shukla lauded the work done by the award-winning police officers and said of the 11 cases, four resulted in conviction.
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"Along with traditional methods of investigation, the police should also focus on new techniques. Proper investigation always helps the police to improve their credibility," she said.
Of the 11 cases, three of the best detections are from Pune rural police. These include a bank dacoity near Shirur in 2021, in which the police recovered booty worth Rs2.51 crore after arresting the criminals. Another case was from Velhe, in which the police traced and arrested a suspect involved in a Pocso and murder case. The accused was sentenced to death by the court. In the third case, Pune rural police arrested 20 criminals, who robbed booty worth Rs66 lakh from a bungalow in Lonavla.
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