3 Police personnel from Cachar decorated with medal for ‘Meritorious Service’

Aug. 14: In what came as a matter of exceptional pride for Cachar Police is that three of its personnel got due recognition from the government on this Independence day. They were decorated with “Police medal for Meritorious Service.” They are:

• Dhrubojyoti Das, Inspector of Police (AB),
• Soradindu Deb Roy, Constable (UB) 404
• Shamila Singh, Women constable (UB), 651

Expressing joy, Cachar Police in its twitter handle wrote, “We have the pleasure to share with you the success story of three Police personnel of Cachar DEF who got due recognition from the Govt. on this Independence day. Kudos buddies.”

It needs mention here that a total of 662 police personnel will be honoured with Police Medal for Meritorious Service including three from Cachar Police.

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, 4 from Assam Police and the remaining from the other States/UTs. These include twenty eight (28) women Police officials.

The four cops from Assam Police who received the award are:

• Bibekananda Das, SSP
• Dr reshmi Rekha Sharma, DySP
• Sukumar Sinha, Inspector
• Dipankar Gogoi, SI