Honoring Excellence: Assam Officers Among 151 Awardees for Investigation Prowess.
Guwahati, August 12, 2023: Four police officers from Assam will be receiving the esteemed 'Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation' on Independence Day for their exceptional skills and dedicated services. The deserving recipients are Hojai Superintendent of Police (SP) Barun Purkayastha, Kaliabor Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Mrinmoy Das, Deputy Superintendent of Police Rosy Talukdar, and Sub-inspector Narayan Saikia.These commendable achievements extend beyond Assam, as a total of 151 police personnel from various states in India will also be honored with this prestigious award. The official press release confirms this information.
The recipients come from diverse regions across India, with states like Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Delhi contributing six awardees each. States such as Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Puducherry, and Nagaland each have one representative. Jharkhand has two awardees, while Chhattisgarh contributes three. Rajasthan, Kerala, and West Bengal are honoring eight individuals each. Bihar has seven awardees. Tamil Nadu, Telangana, NIA, and NCB are represented by five individuals each. Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are contributing ten awardees each. Maharashtra has eleven representatives, and CBI is represented by fifteen awardees.
Additionally, it is important to highlight that among the recipients, there are 28 accomplished women police personnel who are being acknowledged for their exceptional contributions.