The JK police will be awarded the highest number of gallantry medals this year.
Out of 215 gallantry medals to be awarded, the JKPolice will receive 81 for their operations in Kashmir and the CRPF will be conferred 55 medals for their operations in Kashmir, Chattisgarh, and Jharkhand.
Jointly, the two forces, JKPolice and CRPF, will bag 123 gallantry medals from Jammu Kashmir.
Two IPS officers, Vidhi Kumar Birdi and Tejinder Singh have been conferred the Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG) from Jammu Kashmir. Vidhi was DIG North Kashmir and Tejinder Singh was SP Pulwama, before they joined NIA, earlier this year.
Naresh Kumar, CRPF Assistant Commander, will receive his 7th PMG this year.
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