By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: Union PNG-Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was on Wednesday congratulated 4 Police officials of Odisha for winning Union Home Minister’s Medal for for Excellence in Investigation-2020’
“Thorough investigation is crucial for conviction of culprits involved in heinous crimes.
Compliment all the recipients of Union Home Minister’s ‘Medal for Excellence in Investigation-2020’. The dedication and professionalism towards duty by these personnel is commendable.
Also, extend my heartiest congratulations to the awardees from Odisha Police, Sushma Tirkey, Jugal Kishore Dash, Santoshi Barik and Baba Shankar Saraf for receiving the prestigious Medal for Excellence in Investigation-2020. They’ve done Odisha proud,” tweeted Union Minister Pradhan.
At least 4 police personnel in the rank of Inspector and Sub-Inspectors from Odisha have won Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation, 2020, a release from Union Home Ministry said on Wednesday.The winners included Inspector Sushma Tirkey, SIs Jugal Kishore Dash, Santoshi Barik and Baba Sankar Saraf.
The “Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation” for the year 2020 have been awarded to 121 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, 10 each are from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Police, 8 are from Uttar Pradesh Police, 7 each are from Kerala and West Bengal Police, and the remaining from the other States/UTs. These include twenty one (21) women police officers.
