Among R-Day awardees: CRPF man who tried to cease Pulwama bomber; Hathras probe officer

The ITBP IG negotiating with Chinese PLA in Ladakh, a CRPF ASI who chased and fired on the bomb-laden automobile that killed 40 safety personnel within the 2019 Pulwama assault, and two CBI officers who supervised probes into the Hathras gangrape-and-murder and the Jammu and Kashmir Roshni Act circumstances are amongst greater than 900 awardees of gallantry and repair medal awards this Republic Day.
The J&Ok Police amongst state police forces and the CRPF amongst central armed police forces (CAPFs) have as soon as once more cornered the lion’s share of gallantry medals. Of the 205 Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG) this 12 months, J&Ok has bagged 52, whereas CRPF has been conferred 68. BSF has bagged 20 such medals.
While Delhi ranks second within the record of states with 17 medals, Maharashtra is a detailed third with 13.
ITBP IG Deepam Seth, who heads the power’s North West Frontier, is among the many 89 recipients of the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service. An IPS officer of the Uttarakhand cadre, Seth has been a part of all Corps Commander degree conferences held between Indian and Chinese forces since June final 12 months in Ladakh as a consultant of the Ministry of Home Affairs — the final Corps Commander degree talks to ease the state of affairs in Eastern Ladakh have been held on Sunday. He additionally led the power within the rescue of Army troopers through the Galwan conflict in June final 12 months, and was additionally a part of operations when Indian forces made a pre-emptive transfer on the South Bank of Pangong Tso in August-September, 2020 and took sure advantageous positions at Rezang La.
Only two President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) have been conferred this 12 months, with one awarded to Jharkhand Police ASI Banua Oraon for an anti-Maoist operation in 2018 and the opposite to CRPF’s ASI Mohan Lal for his try to forestall the 2019 Pulwama assault. Both died whereas performing their duties.
According to CRPF, On February 14, 2019, when the assault passed off, ASI Mohan Lal of the 110 bttn was the picket commander of the highway opening celebration at Lethpora in Pulwama on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway. At about 3.10 pm, Lal observed a automobile operating alongside the CRPF convoy passing by means of the world and making an attempt to enter between the convoy autos.
“Lal sensed something suspicious and rushed to stop the suspicious vehicle. Lal signalled and chased the car to stop, but could not match the car’s speed. Ultimately, finding no other option, he fired towards the suspicious car to stop, but the car rammed into a nearby running CRPF bus, and a huge blast took place,” Lal’s quotation learn.
The blast killed 40 CRPF personnel, together with Lal.
CBI Joint Directors Sampat Meena and Vineet Vinayak are amongst six officers from the company who’ve been awarded Distinguished Service medals.

Heading the Lucknow department of the CBI, Meena supervised investigations into the Hathras case the place a Dalit lady was allegedly gangraped and murdered by higher caste males final 12 months. Meena’s workforce lately filed a chargesheet towards the accused. She can be mentioned to have supervised investigations into the rape case towards former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar for a while.
Vineet Vinayak, who’s at the moment heading the Chandigarh unit of the CBI, has supervised investigations into the alleged Roshni land rip-off in Jammu and Kashmir. The J&Ok administration has alleged that high influential political households in Kashmir, together with that of Farooq Abdullah and several other high PDP leaders, have encroached on authorities land.
As many as 24 different officers of the company have been conferred meritorious service medals.
Apart from this, 73 personnel from hearth providers have been awarded Fire Service Medals.