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MHA awards for 17 state police personnel
Ranchi: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday applauded 17 police personnel of the state — five for gallantry medal (GM), one President's medal for distinguished service (PSM) and 11 medal for meritorious service (MSM) — for their services.
The personnel selected for GM are the then sub-inspector Vinay Kumar, the then hawildar Pramod Kumar Rai, and constables Ved Prakash Mahto, Ramchandra Kumar, and Krishna Murmu. They had killed an extremist near Jobe in Latehar on June 4, 2018.
Hawildar Kailash Kumar has been selected for PSM.
MSM would be awarded to deputy inspector general Anuranjan Kispotta, deputy superintendent of police Manoj Kumar Roy, inspector Asit Kumar Modi, assistant sub-inspectors Deepak Punj and Mahendra Mahto, hawildars Vijay Thapa and Ranjita Kujur, and constables Videshi Majhi, Ajay Kumar Dubey, Puhspa Oreya, and Deepak Kumar Singh.
Modi, who is posted in the Investigation Training Institute, Ranchi, said, "Coming from a rural background, it is a big achievement for me."
The medals would be presented to the awardees in a state function.
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