Constable Monali Jadhav from Maharashtra won three medals, including two golds, at the recently concluded World Police and Fire Games International Championship held in China.
Jadhav is attached to the Jalamb police station in Buldhana district of Maharashtra.
Representing the Indian police force, Jadhav secured 716 out of 720 points (a new record) and won the gold in target and field archery, while she won a bronze medal in the '3D Archery' case.
Jadhav, who trains under coaches Chandrakant Elag and Suresh Shinde, was recruited in the police force in 2013.
She had previously secured ninth position at the World Championships in Shanghai held in May.
Jadhav told PTI that her aim is to represent India at the world-level events and win medals for the country.
Maharashtra Director General of Police Subodh Jaiswal and Buldhana district superintendent of police Dilip Bhujbal Patil congratulated Jadhav on her achievement.
"DGP & all ranks of Maharashtra Police are proud of @buldhanapolice1's WPC Monali Jadhav, who bagged the Gold Medal in Target Archery at World Police & Fire Games 2019 at Chengdu, China.
"She also made a new record with a score of 716/720 in the game! #AchieversMaharashtraPolice," the Maharashtra police said in a tweet.
Senior Inspector Gautam Ingle of the Jalamb police station also showered praise on Jadhav, calling her pride of the police force.
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