{"id":12480,"date":"2026-08-15T00:10:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12480"},"modified":"2026-08-15T00:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:10:53","slug":"anti-red-fighters-bag-bulk-of-police-gallantry-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12480","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Red fighters bag bulk of police gallantry awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133253420,imgsize-114780,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg\" alt=\"Anti-Red fighters bag bulk of police gallantry awards\" title=\"President Murmu approved 78 gallantry awards\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"President Murmu approved 78 gallantry awards\">President Murmu approved 78 gallantry awards<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Govt Friday approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 posthumous, to defence forces and central armed police forces personnel on the eve of the 80th Independence Day.<!-- --> Paramilitary and police personnel engaged in the successful anti-Maoist operations dominated the police gallantry awards, with 197 of the 301 medals going to officers serving in Left-wing extremism-affected areas.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The awards included 9 Kirti Chakras, with 7 given posthumously; 19 Shaurya Chakras, including one posthumous; 36 Sena Medals (gallantry), three Nao Sena Medal and five Vayu Sena Medals. Among police awards, key recipients included IGP Sunderraj Pattilingam, SSP Indira Kalyan Elesela and several Bastar Fighter and District Strike Force personnel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Two constables from Chhattisgarh were posthumously awarded. CRPF earned 86 medals, the highest among the paramilitary forces, while BSF received 20.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>J&amp;K police received 51 medals, while 12 went to forces in the north-east. CISF\u2019s IG Harpreet Kaur Sohi and Assistant Commandant (JAO) Mohan S were awarded the President\u2019s Police Medal for Distinguished Service.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Commandant Suresh Kumar Shokeen of Delhi Home Guards was awarded the President\u2019s Medal for Distinguished Service. tnn<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/anti-red-fighters-bag-bulk-of-police-gallantry-awards\/articleshow\/133253419.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Murmu approved 78 gallantry awards NEW DELHI: Govt Friday approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 posthumous, to defence forces and central armed police forces personnel on the eve of the 80th Independence Day. Paramilitary and police personnel engaged in the successful anti-Maoist operations dominated the police gallantry awards, with 197 of the 301 medals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/independence-day-2026-president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"President Murmu approved 78 gallantry awards NEW DELHI: Govt Friday approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 posthumous, to defence forces and central armed police forces personnel on the eve of the 80th Independence Day. 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