Nirbhaya case officer among 38 Delhi Police cops awarded IANS
New Delhi: Thirty-eight officers and men of the Delhi Police have been conferred with the Police Medal for their services. Of them, 17 have been awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG), three get the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and 18 get the Police Medal for Meritorious Service on the occasion of Republic Day.
Inspector Pratibha Sharma, who was the investigating officer of the ‘Nirbhaya Case’ has been conferred with the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
Sharma joined the Delhi Police in 1991 as Head Constable and got selected as Sub-Inspector in 1999. In 2014, she was awarded with the “Asadharan Karya Puruskar” for her meticulous investigation in the ‘Nirbhaya Case’. Not just this case, Sharma has also been involved in conducting more than 230 self-defence programmes for women’s safety.