President's Police Medal For 1,380 Personnel On Independence Day

The two security personnel are among 1,380 awardees to be honoured with the police medals.

Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) Head Constable Kale Sunil Dattatraya (posthumously), who lost his life during a terror attack in Pulwama last year, and Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub-Inspector Amardeep will be awarded President's Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) on Independence Day. The two security personnel are among 1,380 awardees to be honoured with the police medals. Meanwhile, 20 ITBP personnel will be awarded gallantry medals for displaying bravery in skirmishes in Eastern Ladakh in May-June 2020, a statement said. Dattatraya lost his life during a terror attack on June 23 last year in Pulwama district. In the terror attack, two militants, Aijaz Ahmad Gani of Jaish-e-Mohammad and Owais Ahmad of Hizbul Mujahideen, were neutralised.