19 policemen from state to get President’s medals on Independence Day

BENGALURU: Nineteen policemen from the state will be awarded the President’s medal on 78th Independence Day tomorrow.

The 19 police officers from the state have been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and Meritorious Service Medal by the Union Home Ministry for their notable service. The awards will be presented on August 15, Independence Day.

This time, a total of 19 officers from the state have been selected for the awards.

Distinguished Service Medal:

– M Chandrashekhar, ADGP-ISD

Meritorious Service Medal:

– Basavalingappa, Senior Commander, Fire and Emergency Services
– Srinath M Joshi, SP, Lokayukta
– C K Baba, SP, Bengaluru Rural
– Ramagonda Bheerappa, ASP, Karnataka
– Giri Krishnamurthy, DSP
– P Muralidhar, DSP
– Basaveshwara, DSP
– Basavaraju Kamthane, Assistant Director
– Raveesh Nayak, DSP
– Sharath Dasanagowda, ACP
– Prabhakar Govindappa, SP
– Gopal Reddy, ACP
– B Vijay Kumar, DCP
– Manjunath Shekappa Kalledvar, Head Constable
– Harish  H R, Sub-Inspector
– S Manjunath, Assistant Commander
– Gauramma G, ASI