MHA awards 4 Odisha cops with ‘Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation’

By B.Maharana

Bhubaneswar, August 12

Four police officers from Odisha Police have been chosen for the ‘Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation’ for the year 2021.

Giving this information here on Thursday, the Odisha Police spokesperson informed that Debendra Kumar Mallick Inspector, Debendra Kumar Biswal, Inspector , Trupti Ranjan Nayak Sub-Inspector  and Srikanta  Sahu ,Sub-Inspector were among the 152 awardees selected from across the country this year for the prestigious ‘Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation’.

The “Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation” for the year 2021 have been awarded to 152 Police personnel .

This medal was constituted in 2018, with the objective to promote high professional standards of investigation of crime and to recognize such Excellence in Investigation by investigating officers.

Among the personnel receiving these awards, 15 are from CBI, 11 each from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Police, 10 from Uttar Pradesh, 9 are from Kerala and Rajasthan Police, 8 are from Tamil Nadu Police, 7 are from Bihar, 6 each are from Gujarat, Karnataka and Delhi Police and the remaining from the other States/UTs. These include twenty eight (28) women Police officials.

Meanwhile, Director General of Police (DGP), Odisha Abhaya congratulated all the four police officers and said that it is a matter of great pride for the entire Odisha Police force that four of its officers had been selected for this prestigious honour for excellence in the police investigation.