 "CBI officers who probed 2G, CWG scams to be awarded")
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers who probed cases like the second generation (2G) telecom spectrum scam, the Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam and horse trading in Jharkhand Rajya Sabha elections are among the 28 from the agency awarded the prestigious President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service and Police Medal for Meritorious Service on Republic Day.
Leading the list of winners of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service is Joint Director Amrendra Kumar Singh, who led several high-profile investigations, including into alleged corruption in Bokaro Steel Plant, Steel Authority of India appointments and horse trading allegations in the Jharkhand Rajya Sabha elections. Ghanshyam Updahyay, an IPS officer of Odisha cadre, who was probing several corruption cases in the CWG scam and also investigated several complex special crimes has been awarded Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
Sanjay Kumar Sinha, who burnt the midnight oil in probing complex 2G scam allegedly involving former telecom minister A Raja, has been given the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
Additional SP Gajanand Bairwa also posted at ACB here Deputy Superintendents of Police Vipin Kumar Verma, Jagdish, Ayyadurai Lazaras, Ram Avtar Yadav, Satish Kumar Rathi, Anil Kumar Yadav and Rajiv Kumar have also been given the medal.
Inspectors Ruthirapathy Valavan, Surender Kumar Rohilla, Shailender Singh Mayal, Vishal, and sub-inspector O N Rajendran, Head Constables Birbal and Ramesh Chand Dhyani, Constables S P Sparjan, Ramesh Chandra, Office Superintendent Mohan Lal Sharma and Private Secretary of CBI Director Ram Kumar have also been given the award.
Leading the list of winners of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service is Joint Director Amrendra Kumar Singh, who led several high-profile investigations, including into alleged corruption in Bokaro Steel Plant, Steel Authority of India appointments and horse trading allegations in the Jharkhand Rajya Sabha elections. Ghanshyam Updahyay, an IPS officer of Odisha cadre, who was probing several corruption cases in the CWG scam and also investigated several complex special crimes has been awarded Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
Sanjay Kumar Sinha, who burnt the midnight oil in probing complex 2G scam allegedly involving former telecom minister A Raja, has been given the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
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Other officers given President's Medal include Superintendent of Police at Chennai Sivagnanam Vellaipandi, Additional Superintendents N Krishnamurthy and Rajiv Dwivedi posted here and Deputy Superintendent of Police Suman Kumar in Mumbai. Those conferred the Police Medal for Meritorious Service include IPS officers Rajkumar Maruti Vhatkar posted as DIG in ACB, Mumbai, Deputy Director Deepika Suri posted as DIG at the covert Special Unit of the agency.
Additional SP Gajanand Bairwa also posted at ACB here Deputy Superintendents of Police Vipin Kumar Verma, Jagdish, Ayyadurai Lazaras, Ram Avtar Yadav, Satish Kumar Rathi, Anil Kumar Yadav and Rajiv Kumar have also been given the medal.
Inspectors Ruthirapathy Valavan, Surender Kumar Rohilla, Shailender Singh Mayal, Vishal, and sub-inspector O N Rajendran, Head Constables Birbal and Ramesh Chand Dhyani, Constables S P Sparjan, Ramesh Chandra, Office Superintendent Mohan Lal Sharma and Private Secretary of CBI Director Ram Kumar have also been given the award.