NEW DELHI: Twenty Jammu and Kashmir Cops — together with IG Kashmir Vidhi Kumar Birdi, DIG Central Kashmir Pande Rajiv Omprakash and SSP Srinagar Sundeep Chakravarthy — have been awarded the ‘Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak’ for avenging the Pahalgam terror assaultinformation company PTI reported.
The Union dwelling ministry introduced on Friday that 1,466 police personnel from completely different states, union territories, and central organizations have been chosen for the ‘Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak’ for 2025.In response to an official assertion, the medals are given to acknowledge work in 4 areas — particular operations, investigation, intelligence, and forensic science — and to spice up the morale of officers.Of the entire personnel chosen for the medal, 1,364 are honored for his or her extraordinary efficiency within the area of particular operations, 93 within the area of investigation and 9 within the area of forensic science.The medal was instituted on February 1, 2024. It’s given to members of state and union territory police, Central Armed Police Forces, Central Police Organisations, intelligence models, particular branches, and forensic departments throughout the nation.The medal is introduced yearly on October 31, the delivery anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.India launched Operation Sindoor in Might this yr after the Pahalgam terror assault. The armed forces struck terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir by means of precision strikes. India additionally hit a number of Pakistani airbases after Islamabad tried an escalation.