President’s medals conferred on 33 officers from four departments

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Thirty-three officers from Karnataka, belonging to 4 antithetic departments, person been conferred the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service, Meritorious Service, and Gallantry connected the juncture of Republic Day.

Two elder constabulary officers and 1 Home Guards and Civil Defence serviceman person been awarded the Police Medal for Distinguished Service. Devajyoti Ray, astatine contiguous serving arsenic Additional Director General of Police, Grievance and Human Rights; Rangappa T., Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ulsoor sub-division successful Bengaluru; and Pradeep Kumar Ranswamy, Senior Platoon Commander, Holenarasipura successful Hassan district, person been selected for the honour.

Gallantry Medals person been conferred connected K.V. Manjunatha, Regional Fire Officer, and firemen Hemanth Kumar D. and Mallikarjuna.

The Police Medal for Meritorious Service has been awarded to 20 officers crossed assorted ranks. The recipients see Chetan Singh Rathor, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Northern Range; Amit Singh, IGP, Western Range; Seema Latkar, Commissioner of Police, Mysuru; S. Savita, Deputy IGP, Home Guards, Bengaluru; and M. Puttamadaiah, Deputy IGP and Principal, Police Training College, Kalaburagi.

Other awardees see Nagappa Naveen Kumar, Additional Superintendent of Police, Ballari District-2; Raja Imam Kasim Pinjar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime-2; Chambanil Abraham Simon, Superintendent of Police, DCRE, Mangaluru; and Hanumantharaya, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bidar.

Eleven officers from the ranks of constabulary inspectors, sub-inspectors and constables person besides been conferred the Police Medal for Meritorious Service. In addition, 7 officers from the Fire and Emergency Services, Home Guards, and Prisons and Correctional Services volition person medals for meritorious service.

Published - January 25, 2026 11:04 p.m. IST

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