IPS Officers Santosh Bala & Satyabrata Bhoi Among 33 From Odisha To Receive President’s Gallantry/Service Medals

By OB Bureau On Jan 25, 2024

Bhubaneswar: Santosh Bala, special secretary to Home Department (Odisha), and constable Sanjukta Pattnaik have been chosen for the prestigious President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) to be awarded on the occasion of 74th Republic Day.

Bala is a 1995-batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

Jyoti Ranjan Mahapatra, a civil defence volunteer from Odisha, has also been selected for this award given for a special distinguished record in service.

Similarly, Inspector General of Police, Satyabrata Bhoi, 2004-batch IPS officer, has been picked for Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM). He is among 15 personnel from Odisha to have been awarded the Gallantry medal for valuable service characterised by resource and devotion to duty.

OTHER MSM AWARDEES

Police Service

Sarada Prasanna Pradhan, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Odisha.
Pradip Kumar Samal, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Deployed), Odisha.
Prasanta Kumar Sahoo, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Odisha.
Rasmi Ranjan Mohapatra, Inspector, Odisha.
Rajat Kerketta, Deputy Commandant, Odisha.
Dillip Kumar Naik, Driver Havildar, Odisha.
Bijay Kumar Pradhan, Assistant Sub Inspector of Police, Odisha.
Banamali Ray, Sepoy, Odisha.
Nam Bahadur Chhetry, Sepoy, Odisha.
Arati Sahu, Constable, Odisha.

Fire Service

Rajendra Kumar Swain, Leading Fireman, Odisha.
Tarakanta Mahapatra, Leading Fireman, Odisha.

Home Guard & Civil Defence

Rajendra Kumar Jena, Home Guard Volunteer, Odisha.

Correctional Service

Ghanashyam Paik, Chief Warder, Odisha.

MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY

Arun Kumar Bhue, Sub-Inspector
Motiram Sahoo, Havildar
Prakash Majhi , Commando
Niranjan Sahu – Commando
Jadumani Bhue, Commando
Umesh Seth, Commando
Bubun Kumbhar, Commando
Sanjaya Kumar Guru, Commando
Biswajit Das, Commando
Laxman Nayak, Commando
Satya Odi, Commando
Kana Beti, Constable
Ramakanta Sahu, Sub Inspector
Satyabadi Bhui, CT
Suraj Kumar Sahu, CT

Following a recent restructuring, a total 1132 personnel from Police, Fire Service, Home Guard & Civil Defence, and Correctional Service have been awarded Gallantry/Service medals, an official release said.