30 CBI personnel awarded Police medals on eve of Independence Day
India Today
President Ram Nath Kovind honoured 30 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) personnel with service medals on the eve of Independence Day.
CBI Joint Director Manoj Sashidhar who is heading the probe into the bank fraud case involving Vijay Mallya and several other high-profile investigations is among the 30 agency personnel who have been awarded service medals by the President on the occasion of Independence Day, officials said on Saturday. The awards were announced on the eve of 75th Independence Day.
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