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Indian Express
3 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
2 police officials to get President's Service Medal, 21 selected for Meritorious Service
As many as 23 Gujarat police officials will be honoured for their exemplary services on the Independence Day on Friday. Piyush Patel IPS (Director of ACB, Ahmedabad) and Mukesh Jagdishchandara Solanki, SP with Gujarat state police intelligence department were honoured with the President's Service Medal. For the first time in the history of the Surat police department, six police officials have been selected for Meritorious Service out of 21 police officials falling in the category. The police officials selected for medal for Meritorious Services are Sharad Singhal (IPS) Joint police commissioner (Crime) Ahmedabad city; K N Damor (IPS), Joint police commissioner Sector 2, Surat city; R P Barot (IPS) Deputy commissioner of police Zone 5 Surat city; Babubhai Desai (Deputy Superintendent of police Panchmahal-Godhra); Mahavirsinh Vaghela (Deputy Superintendent of Police, State Law and Order, Gandhinagar); Bhupendrakumar Dave (Deputy Superintendent of police, Valsad); Milind Surve (Police inspector Valsad); Rajendrasinh Solanki (Police sub inspector Surat city); Vishnusinh Rathod (Police sub inspector with State Monitoring Cell, Gandhinagar); Lalitkumar Joshi (Police sub inspector at Madana); Kamlesh Patil (Assistant Sub Inspector, Ahmedabad city); Anilkumar Gamit (Assistant Sub Inspector, Surat city); Paresh Patel (Assistant Sub Inspector Surat city); Sahdev Desai (Assistant Sub Inspector, Surat city); Vinodkumar Vadhel (Assistant Sub Inspector, Nadiad); Bakulkumar Parmar (Assistant Sub Inspector, Western Railway, Ahmedabad); Rakeshsinh Bhadoria (Head Constable, Ahmedabad city); Vikramsinh Jajeja (Head Constable, Gandhidham); Pankajsinh Rana (Intelligence officer, Gandhinagar); Virendrasinh Chavda (Assistant Intelligence officer, Gandhinagar) and Rameshkumar Tripathi (Police Constable, Ahmedabad city). Talking to The Indian Express, Surat Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut said, 'It is for the first time that six police officials from Surat are being honoured with such a prestigious award at a time. This will help and motivate other police officials of Surat city to work hard. I congratulate all six police officials.' Sources in the police department of Valsad said that Deputy Superintendent of Police of Valsad Bhupendrakumar Dave had supervised and carried out investigations into case of a rape-cum-murder of a 19-year-old woman in Valsad, which led to the arrest of Rahul Jat, a resident of Rohtak in Haryana. Rahul Jat later confessed to have committed 8 offences of rape-cum-murders in different states such as Karnataka, West Bengal, Andra Pradesh, Telangana and Gujarat.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Ludhiana: Cop who cracked ₹8-cr dacoity to be honoured
Inspector Suresh Kumar of the Ludhiana police commissionerate, currently posted with the state counter-intelligence wing, has been named for the prestigious President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service on the occasion of Independence Day 2025. Inspector Suresh Kumar (HT Photo) The honour caps an unblemished 36-year career marked by landmark investigations, including Punjab's biggest-ever heist — the ₹8.49 crore dacoity at the CMS cash management firm. His meticulous groundwork and relentless pursuit of leads in the case not only led to the arrest of the culprits but also recovery of a substantial portion of the stolen cash, earning him widespread recognition. Over the years, Inspector Suresh has handled some of the state's most challenging cases involving murders, gang crimes and organised criminal networks. His medal tally reflects his consistent record of excellence — the President's Police Medal for Meritorious Service (2016), the Chief Minister's Medal for Outstanding Devotion to Duty (2023), four DGP Commendation Discs (2010, 2017, 2022, 2023), over 200 commendation certificates and 10 appreciation letters from senior officers. Joining the force in 1990, he topped his batch of 600 recruits in basic training at Jahan Khelan and was an accomplished athlete, having been named Best Athlete at his college in 1987. Beyond policing, he is also known for his commitment to environmental causes, actively participating in tree plantation drives and promoting greenery. This year, only two Punjab Police officers — Inspector Suresh Kumar and ADGP (PAP) Mohammad Faiyaz Farooqui — were named for the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service. 'Cases like the ₹8.49 crore dacoity tested every ounce of investigative will, but serving the public and upholding justice has always been my greatest reward,' Inspector Suresh said.
Economic Times
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Economic Times
CBI Director Praveen Sood gets one year's extension
The Centre has granted a one-year extension to Praveen Sood's tenure as Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), effective beyond May 24, 2025. Sood, an IPS officer from the 1986 Karnataka cadre, assumed the CBI directorship on May 25, 2023, for an initial two-year term. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Centre on Wednesday extended the tenure of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Praveen Sood by one year. Sood took over as the CBI director on May 25, 2023 for a two-year Appointments Commitee of the Cabinet (ACC), based on the recommendations of the selection committee, approved Sood's extension for a period of one year beyond May 24."The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, based on the recommendations of the Committee, has approved the extension in tenure of Shri Praveen Sood, IPS (KN:1986) as Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a period of one year beyond 24.05.2025," a government notice an IPS officer of 1986 Batch (Karnataka Cadre), before joining, he was serving as Director General of Police, is a graduate (B. Tech) in Civil Engineering from IIT, Delhi; Post Graduation in Public Policy & Management form IIM, Bengaluru and the Maxwell School of Governance, Syracuse University, New Sood has been decorated with the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2011 and the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2002. He has been awarded the Chief Minister's Gold Medal for Excellence in Service in 1996; the National e-Governance Gold Award for "Most innovative use of technology for Traffic Management in the year 2011; and the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award in the year 2006 for contribution towards road safety and traffic management.
Hindustan Times
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
CBI director Praveen Sood gets one-year extension
Government on Wednesday extended the tenure of Central Bureau of India (CBI) director Praveen Sood for another year. Sood took over as the CBI director on May 25, 2023, for a two-year term, that will now continue until May 2026. Praveen Sood was born in 1964 in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. (PTI) This extension comes after a meeting of the selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was held on May 5. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), based on the recommendations of the selection committee, approved Praveen Sood's extension. Who is Praveen Sood Praveen Sood was born in 1964 in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra and studied civil engineering at IIT Delhi, , according to a PTI news agency report, which mentioned that he later did further studies at IIM Bengaluru and Maxwell School, USA. Sood joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) when he was just 22 years old. Before becoming CBI chief, Praveem Sood was the top police officer in Karnataka. He worked on many big cases. He also helped make police work better by using more technology. In Karnataka, he worked on digital systems like CCTNS and ICJS, which help track crime and share data with courts. CBI director Praveen Sood has received many awards during his police career for his work. He was given the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2002, and later received the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2011 — one of the highest honours for a police officer in India, as stated by PIB. In 1996, he won the Chief Minister's Gold Medal for excellent service. Praveen Sood was also praised for his use of technology. In 2011, he received the National e-Governance Gold Award for the most creative use of tech in traffic management. In 2006, he was honoured with the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for his work in making roads safer and improving traffic systems.
