NEW DELHI: Five Shaurya Chakras were conferred on CRPF bravehearts and 209 police officers honoured with gallantry medals on the eve of Independence Day for their acts of valour.
The five Shaurya Chakra awardees were part of CRPF’s 201 CoBRA battalion and were recognised for displaying extraordinary courage during an engagement with Naxalites on January 30, 2024 while establishing a forward operating base in Chhattisgarh.While constables Pawan Kumar and Devan C laid down their lives as their team delivered significant blows to the insurgents and secured the area and will be honoured posthumously, deputy commandant Lakhveer, assistant commandant Rajesh Panchal and constable Malkit Singh will also receive the gallantry medals for “displaying unmatched bravery in the face of fierce Naxal assault,” CRPF said in a statement on Wednesday.
Telangana Police head constable Chuduvu Yadaiah, who apprehended two chain-snatchers in July 2022 even after being brutally stabbed by them, was named as the recipient of the lone President’s Medal for Gallantry.
Of the total 1,037 medals announced by MHA on Wednesday, 908 medals are for various state police and CAPFs; 59 for fire services personnel; 56 for Home Guards and Civil Defence personnel; and 14 for correctional services. Apart from 208 police personnel, three personnel from fire services in Jharkhand and one in Delhi, as well as one personnel from UP home guards and civil defence were also named for gallantry medals.
The 208 police gallantry medals are shared by CRPF (52); J&K Police (31); UP and Maharashtra Police (17 each); Chhattisgarh Police (15); MP Police (12); SSB (14); CISF (10); Jharkhand, Punjab and Telangana Police (7 each); BSF (6); Bihar Police (5); Andhra Police (4); Bengal Police (3); & Assam Rifles (1).
The five Shaurya Chakra awardees were part of CRPF’s 201 CoBRA battalion and were recognised for displaying extraordinary courage during an engagement with Naxalites on January 30, 2024 while establishing a forward operating base in Chhattisgarh.While constables Pawan Kumar and Devan C laid down their lives as their team delivered significant blows to the insurgents and secured the area and will be honoured posthumously, deputy commandant Lakhveer, assistant commandant Rajesh Panchal and constable Malkit Singh will also receive the gallantry medals for “displaying unmatched bravery in the face of fierce Naxal assault,” CRPF said in a statement on Wednesday.
Telangana Police head constable Chuduvu Yadaiah, who apprehended two chain-snatchers in July 2022 even after being brutally stabbed by them, was named as the recipient of the lone President’s Medal for Gallantry.
Of the total 1,037 medals announced by MHA on Wednesday, 908 medals are for various state police and CAPFs; 59 for fire services personnel; 56 for Home Guards and Civil Defence personnel; and 14 for correctional services. Apart from 208 police personnel, three personnel from fire services in Jharkhand and one in Delhi, as well as one personnel from UP home guards and civil defence were also named for gallantry medals.
The 208 police gallantry medals are shared by CRPF (52); J&K Police (31); UP and Maharashtra Police (17 each); Chhattisgarh Police (15); MP Police (12); SSB (14); CISF (10); Jharkhand, Punjab and Telangana Police (7 each); BSF (6); Bihar Police (5); Andhra Police (4); Bengal Police (3); & Assam Rifles (1).
