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Independence Day: 29 CISF Personnel Awarded President's Police Medals

The awardees of the distinguished service medal include deputy inspector general (DIG) JS Negi and inspector S Muthusamy.

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Independence Day: 29 CISF Personnel Awarded President's Police Medals
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Twenty-nine CISF officials have been decorated with the President's Police Medal on the eve of the Independence Day for meritorious and distinguished service.

The awardees of the distinguished service medal include deputy inspector general (DIG) JS Negi and inspector S Muthusamy.

Among the meritorious service medal recipients are DIG Pratibha Agarwal, senior commandants Aparajita Mohapatra, Shishir Gupta, Ganga Shankar and assistant commandant KS Malik among others.

Three personnel were awarded the fire service medal, a force spokesperson said.

The about 1.80-lakh personnel strong Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is tasked to guard 60 civil airports of the country apart from guarding vital infrastructure in the nuclear and aerospace domain.

It also provides security to vital business sector undertakings in the private domain.

(PTI)