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21 CBI personnel get President’s Medals on Independence Day
Twenty-one CBI personnel have received President's Medals on Independence Day. Six got the Medal for Distinguished Service: Assistant Sub-Inspectors Ramesh Chand and Madan Lal Dhiman, Assistant Inspector Shobha Dutta, Additional SP Manoj…
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Twenty-one CBI personnel have received President's Medals on Independence Day. Six got the Medal for Distinguished Service: Assistant Sub-Inspectors Ramesh Chand and Madan Lal Dhiman, Assistant Inspector Shobha Dutta, Additional SP Manoj Banerjee, Ginni Rana, and Deputy SP Sanjay Kumar Samal. Fifteen got the Medal for Meritorious Service, including Deputy Legal Adviser Brijesh Singh, Senior System Analyst Girish Joshi, Deputy SPs Manoj Kumar, Om Prakash Chandra, Zahir Akhtar Ansari, Ashish Anand, Inspector Sarita Yadav, and Sub-Inspector Roshan Kumar, among others.
The Centre also announced 301 Gallantry Medals for police and fire services. Of these, 197 went to personnel serving in Left Wing Extremism-affected districts. In total, 1,057 personnel from police, fire, home guard, civil defence, and correctional services were honoured with Gallantry and Service Medals this Independence Day, the government said.
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Some narratives frame these medals as routine bureaucratic honours. But each award marks years of work in a system where crime and politics often overlap. The CBI faces accusations of being a political tool, yet its officers continue to do detailed investigative work. The real test will be whether future medals go to those who solve high-profile cases without fear or favour, or whether the list stays dominated by names from headquarters, far from the field.
Sources (2): deccanherald.com, newindianexpress.com
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