The President s Police Medal is a decoration awarded to the Police personnel in India. Established on March 1, 1951, the medal was originally called the President s Police and Fire Service Medal.
Updated Jan 25, 2021 | 15:54 IST
Mohan Lal, who was on ROP duty as per CRPF officials, was seen in the video trying to stop the suicide bomber’s explosive-laden vehicle from moving towards the convoy. CRPF ASI Mohan Lal | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) assistant sub-inspector Mohan Lal, who had lost his life during the February 2019 Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, was on Monday awarded the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) posthumously.
Mohan Lal is among the 131 CRPF personnel who are being awarded the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry, the President s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and the Police Medal for Meritorious Service on the occasion of Republic Day 2021.
CRPF ASI honoured posthumously for action at Pulwama
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207 gallantry medals awarded to police and CAPF personnel.
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207 gallantry medals awarded to police and CAPF personnel.
More than 900 police and central armed police force (CAPF) personnel received medals, including 207 gallantry medals, on the eve of Republic Day.
Assistant Sub Inspector Mohan Lal of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), who was killed in the suicide bombing attack in Pulwama on February 14, 2019, was awarded the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) posthumously. Mr. Lal who was on picket duty tried to flag down the car and fired at the speeding vehicle but was killed along with 39 other personnel in the bus when the bomb exploded. Sixty-eight other CRPF personnel were decorated with bravery medals.
Republic Day 2021: CRPF bags highest 73 bravery medals including Kirti Chakras
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Published: Monday, January 25, 2021, 22:10 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 25: The country s largest paramilitary force CRPF has been bestowed with the highest number of 73 gallantry medals for undertaking counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir and in various Maoist violence affected states. It also earned four Kirti Chakras announced by the Ministry of Defence, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) said in a statement.
Inspector Pintu Kumar Singh, head constable Shyam Narain Singh Yadava and constable Vinod Kumar of the 92nd battalion have been posthumously decorated with the Kirti Chakra, the second highest peacetime gallantry medal.
The country s largest paramilitary force CRPF has been bestowed with the highest number of 73 gallantry medals for undertaking counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir and in various Maoist violence affected states. It also earned four Kirti Chakras announced by the Ministry of Defence, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) said in a statement. Inspector Pintu Kumar Singh, head constable Shyam Narain Singh Yadava and constable Vinod Kumar of the 92nd battalion have been posthumously decorated with the Kirti Chakra, the second highest peacetime gallantry medal. The three laid down their lives in a fierce gunfight with terrorists that raged for almost 34 hours in Jammu-Kashmir s Kupwara in February 2019. Two foreign terrorists were killed in this gun battle that claimed the lives of five security forces personnel, including two from JK police s special operations group (SOG).