By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/CUTTACK: At least 4 from Odisha Police including DSP Debendra Kumar Mallick, Inspector Debendra Kumar Biswal, Inspector Trupti Ranjan Nayak and Inspector Srikanta Sahu have been awarded the Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation for the year 2021.
DSP Debendra Kumar Mallick has been awarded for his exceptional investigation in a sensational case of rape and subsequent death of a 6 year old child in Salipur in which the accused has been punished with death penalty. He joined as SI of Police in the year 1999 and has rendered 22 years of service. Inspector Debendra Kumar Biswal has been awarded for his exemplary investigation in detecting a blind case of beheaded dead body of a half-naked woman in Bhubaneswar.
He joined as SI of Police in the year 2008 and has rendered 13 years of dedicated service. Inspector Trupti Ranjan Nayak has been awarded for meticulous investigation and conviction in 4 cases involving murder, rape, cruelty and dacoity in Kandhamal district. Similarly, Inspector Srikanta Sahu has been awarded for his meticulous investigation and conviction in 3 murder cases of Keonjhar.
Both of them joined as SI of Police in the year 2010 and have rendered 10 years of dedicated service in Odisha Police. All the awardees have used scientific aids and forensic tools during investigation which has helped in detection of important cases and earned laurels for Odisha Police.
