Bhubaneswar: Altogether 20 police officers and personnel under different categories were conferred with the Odisha Governor’s Medal for meritorious services for the year 2025 on the occasion of Republic Day on Monday.
The medal winners were honoured by Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati at the investiture ceremony held in Bhubaneswar. The event was attended by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Secretary Anu Garg and Director General of Police (DGP) Y B Khurania.
The details about Police Officers/Personnel selected for the award of Governor’s Medal for the year, 2025 are listed below:
Category-I (Additional D.G. P./I.G.P./D.I.G. P.):
• Niti Shekhar, IPS, IG. of Police, SR, Berhampur
• Satyajit Naik, IPS, IG. of Police, CR, Cuttack
Category-II (S.P./A.I.G.P./Commandant/Addl. SP/Deputy Commandant):
• Prateek Singh, Superintendent of
Police, Puri
• Anupama Mohapatra, Additional SP, Vigilance Directorate, Cuttack
Category-III (D.S.P./Asst. Commandant):
• Sachidananda Rath, DSP, STF, CID, CB, Cuttack
• Prasanna Kumar Rout, OAPS, Asst. Commdt, Security Wing, Bhubaneswar
Category-IV (Inspector/ Reserve Inspector/Subedar Major/Subedar):
• Karunakar Rout, Inspector of Police, Baripada
• Anusuya Senapati, DSP (Deployed), Vigilance Cuttack Division
• Rakesh Prasad Jena, Inspector (Armed) SIW, Bhubaneswar
Category-V (S.I./Sergeant/Drill Sub-Inspector/ Dy. Subedar):
• Gajapati Dora, SI, Gajapati
• Pratap Kalo, SI, Sundargarh
• Sankar Prasad Behera, SI (Armed) OSAP 3rd Bn, Boudh
Category-VI (A.S.I/Havildar/ Havildar Major):
• Arun Kumar Samanta, ASI, PTI, Byree
• Sadhu Singh Samad, ASI, Vigilance Bhubaneswar Division, Bhubaneswar
• Porturaj Kurumi, Havildar (APR), Malkangiri
Category-VII (Constable/Sepoy/Asst. Driver):
• Akshaya Kumar Samanta, Constable, Vigilance Sambalpur Division
• Firoj Kumar Rout, Constable, UPD, Cuttack
• Manoj Kumar Bisi, Constable, Special Branch, Bhubaneswar
• Phula Patel, Constable (OR), Jharsuguda
• Pabitra Kumar Sahoo, Sepoy, OSAP 6″ Bn., Cuttack