Delhi Police to honor 33 officers for gallantry and service on Republic Day
Delhi Police to honor 33 officers for gallantry and service on Republic Day
Thirty-three Delhi Police personnel, including five women, to be honoured with gallantry and service medals on Republic Day for bravery, meritorious deeds, and distinguished service.
Thirty-three Delhi Police personnel, including five women, will be honoured with gallantry and service medals on Republic Day in recognition of bravery, distinguished service and meritorious work. The honours include 14 Medals for Gallantry, two President’s Medals for Distinguished Service, and 17 Medals for Meritorious Service.
Among the gallantry awardees is Additional Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah, who, along with Sub-Inspector Rajeev Kumar and Sub-Inspector Shibu, confronted a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist near Mayur Vihar in January 2024. The team faced heavy fire, and despite Kushwah sustaining a bullet impact on his vest, overpowered Javed Ahmad Mattu, a key figure in the killing of five security personnel in Kashmir. A pistol, ammunition, and a stolen car with fake number plates were recovered.
Another gallantry medal will be awarded to Sub-Inspector Udham Singh for bravery during a November 2023 operation against sharpshooters linked to Canada-based terrorist and gangster Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dalla. Despite coming under direct gunfire, he and his team chased and apprehended the armed suspects, averting a major crime. Inspector Nishant Dahiya, Inspector Manjit (then SI), and SI Amit Bhati are recognised for a high-risk interception on Ring Road in October 2023, where they disarmed the accused and seized a live grenade and a firearm.
Inspector Manoj Kumar, SI Anshu Chaudhary, and Head Constable Aleem Ahmad have been recognised for neutralising a wanted NIA-listed terrorist Rizwan Ali during an armed encounter near Tughlaqabad Biodiversity Park in August 2024, despite bullets striking their protective gear. Similarly, Inspector Krishan Kumar of the Anti-Gangs Squad earned the gallantry medal for leading a January 2024 operation against a key arms supplier of the Kala Jathedi gang, the police said. The President’s Medal for Distinguished Service is also conferred on officers from four departments in this year’s Republic Day list.
