❖ A total of 1,037 police personnel was awarded Police Medals on the occasion of the 78th Independence Day.

❖ The list includes o One President’s Medal for Gallantry,

o 213 Police Medals for Gallantry,

o 94 President’s Police Medals for Distinguished Service, ando 729 Police Medals for Meritorious Service.

❖ The President’s Medal for gallantry was given to Telangana Police Head Constable Chaduvu Yadaiah, who caught two chain snatchers despite being stabbed in 2022.

❖ Out of 213 Medal for Gallantry (GM), 208 GM have been awarded to Police Personnel, 31 personnel from J&K Police, 17 personnel each from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, 15 personnel from Chhattisgarh, 12 from Madhya Pradesh, seven personnel each from Jharkhand, Punjab and Telangana.

❖ Vannia Perumal K and Abhin Dinesh Modak from Tamil Nadu were awarded President’s Medals for Distinguished Service.

❖ Kannan N, Babu AG, Praveen Kumar Abhinapu and Feroze Khan Abdullah K from Tamil Nadu were awarded Medal for Meritorious Service.