Independence Day Celebrations: Chief Minister Honours 35 Police Officers and Personnel with Police Medals

Raipur, Aug 2025 : During the main event of the Independence Day celebrations held at the Police Parade Ground, Chief Minister Shri Vishnudev Sai honoured 35 police officers and personnel with police medals for their outstanding service.

The honours included:

• Police Gallantry Medal: 11 officers/personnel
• President’s Police Medal: 01
• Police Medal for Meritorious Service: 11
• Correctional Service Medal: 05
• Home Guard & Civil Defence Meritorious Service Medal: 01
• State-Level & Director General of Police Awards: 06

President’s Police Gallantry Medal 2025

1. Shri Lalji Sinha, Inspector, District-Kabirdham
2. Shri Bhuvneshwar Sahu, Inspector, District-Raipur
3. Shri Sanjay Potam, Inspector, District-Dantewada
4. Shri Kamlesh Markam, Head Constable, District-Dantewada
5. Smt. Anju Kumari, Deputy Superintendent of Police, District-Kabirdham
6. Shri Dinesh Bhaskar, Head Constable, District-Dantewada
7. Shri Chaitram Gurupanch, Inspector, District-Sukma
8. Shri Hemla Nandu, Head Constable, District-Dantewada
9. Shri Pyaras Minj, Assistant Sub-Inspector, District-Dantewada
10. Shri Manoj Punem, Head Constable, District-Dantewada
11. Posthumously awarded to Late Head Constable Shri Budhram Korsa (District-Dantewada), received by his wife Smt. Sukhmati.

President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service 2025

• Shri Mahesh Ram Sahu, Retired Inspector, Special Branch, Police Headquarters, Nawa Raipur.

Police Medal for Meritorious Service 2025

1. Shri Rahul Bhagat (IPS), Secretary to Hon’ble Chief Minister, Chief Minister’s Secretariat & Secretary, Good Governance and Convergence Department (Government of Chhattisgarh)
2. Shri Gyanendra Kumar Awasthi, Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Security, Police Headquarters, Nawa Raipur
3. Shri Anil Kumar Kashyap, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Special Branch, Police Headquarters, Nawa Raipur
4. Shri Harishankar Pratap Singh, Inspector, Special Intelligence Branch, Police Headquarters, Nawa Raipur
5. Shri Naresh Kumar Paikra, Company Commander, 7th Battalion, Chhattisgarh Armed Force, Bhilai
6. Shri Wali Mohammad Sheikh, Inspector, Planning & Management Branch, Police Headquarters, Nawa Raipur
7. Shri Samayya Chippanpalli, Assistant Sub-Inspector, Naxal Cell, District-Bijapur
8. Shri Sushil Kumar Shrivas, Head Constable, Special Intelligence Branch, Police Headquarters, Nawa Raipur
9. Shri Tularam Churendra, Head Constable, Police Station-Raoghat, District-Kanker
10. Shri Harishchandra Markam, Head Constable, 8th Battalion, Chhattisgarh Armed Force, Rajnandgaon
11. Shri Sushil Kumar Chaubey, Constable, Crime Investigation Department, Police Headquarters, Nawa Raipur

Correctional Service Medal 2025

1. Shri Madhu Singh, Deputy Jail Superintendent, Central Jail, Jagdalpur
2. Shri Sahebuddin Ansari (Retired), Chief Warder, District Jail, Bemetara
3. Shri Harvansh Lal Makram, Warder, District Jail, Dantewada
4. Shri Gyanprakash Paikra, Warder, District Jail, Dantewada
5. Shri Jheeman Ram Toppo, Chief Warder, District Jail, Surajpur

Home Guard & Civil Defence Meritorious Service Medal 2025

• Shri Mahesh Kumar Mishra, Nayak, Nagar Sena, Korea

State-Level & Director General of Police Awards 2024

• Guru Ghasidas Award: Ms. Nisha Sinha, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, District-Gariaband
• Governor’s Award: Ms. Manjulata Rathore, Deputy Superintendent of Police, District-Raipur
• Chief Minister’s Award: Mrs. Ragini Mishra, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Kurud, District-Dhamtari
• Rani Subarn Kunwar Award: Ms. Manjulata Rathore, Deputy Superintendent of Police, District-Raipur
• Shaheed Veernarayan Singh Award: Shri Ravindra Anant, Inspector, AJAK Police Station, Bilaspur
• Director General of Police Award: Mrs. Narmada Kothari, Lady Head Constable, District-Balod