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JAMMU: Two police officers from Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been chosen for the ‘Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation’ for the year 2021.
Sham Datt, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP), CBI, Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu and Nilza Angmo, Deputy Superintendent of Police from Union Territories are among the 152 awardees selected from across the country this year.
Sham Datt will receive the honour in recognition of his innovative methods and outstanding contribution in the field of investigation.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has released the 2021 list of awardees for the ‘Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation’.
Established in 2018, this honour aimed to encourage high standards in crime investigations and recognise the “Excellence in Investigation” delivered by police personnel in their work.
In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs said: “The ‘Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation’ for the year 2021 have been awarded to 152 Police personnel. This medal was constituted in 2018, with the objective to promote high professional standards of investigation of crime and to recognize such Excellence in Investigation by investigating officers.”
Out of the total 152 awardees, 15 are from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), 11 from the Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra police forces, 10 from Uttar Pradesh, nine from Kerala and Rajasthan, eight from Tamil Nadu, seven from Bihar, and six each from Gujarat, Karnataka, and Delhi. Five awardes police officers are from Telangana, four each from Assam, Haryana, Odisha, and West Bengal while two from Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and the remaining are from the other states and UTs, as per the statement.
The list includes 28 women Police officials.