24 selected for President's Medal for Distinguished Service and Medal for Meritorious Service
B. Balanagadevi, ADGP, Economic Offences Wing, Chennai; G. Karthikeyan, Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Greater Chennai Police; and S. Lakshmi, Inspector General of Police, Idol Wing CID have been awarded the President's Medal for Distinguished Service.
The following officers/personnel have been awarded the Medal for Meritorious Service: A. Jayalakshmi, Superintendent of Police, State Human Rights Commission, Chennai; R. Sakthivel, DCP, Intelligence – I, Greater Chennai Police; S.Vimala, SP, Namakkal; P. Durai Pandian, DSP, Security Branch CID; P. Gopalachandran, Additional Superintendent of Police, Headquarters, Tiruchi; K. Suthakar Devasahayam, Additional Superintendent of Police, Special Division, Special Branch CID, Chennai; C. Chandrasekar, DSP, Organised Crime Unit, Coimbatore Range; S. Christin Jayasil, ACP, Selaiyur Range, Tambaram City Police; S. Murugaraj, ACP Armed Reserve-I, Greater Chennai Police; P. Ponraj, Inspector of Police, Taramani L&O Police Station; M. Velmurugan, DSP, Crime Branch CID, Kancheepuram; J. Athisayaraj, Inspector of Police, Special Branch CID, Tirunelveli; M. Rajanikanth, Inspector of Police, Special Branch, Vellore; B. Rajinikanth, Inspector of Police, Crime Branch CID, Erode; S. Sreevidya, Special Sub-Inspector of Police, Security, Chennai; C. Ananthan, Special Sub-Inspector of Police, Nagore; P. Kannusamy, Sub-Inspector of Police, Special Branch, Perambalur; S. Parthiban, Special Sub-Inspector of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Tiruchi; P. Ramakrishnan, Inspector of Police, Special Intelligence Unit, Chennai; N. Ganesan, Sub-Inspector of Police, Special Investigation Cell, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Chennai; and R. Nanthakumar, Inspector of Police, Prohibition Enforcement Wing, Salem.
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