Thiruvananthapuram: Thirteen police officers and five fire and rescue service personnel from the state have been honored with service medals on the occasion of Republic Day.
Two policemen were awarded the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM), while 11 were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM).
One of the fire and rescue personnel was awarded the PSM, while four others were awarded the MSM.
ADGP Mahipal Yadav, who is the excise commissioner, and ADGP Gopesh Aggarwal, director of the Kerala Police Academy, were awarded the PSM.
Vijayakumar F, who is an assistant station officer, was the only person from the fire and rescue service in Kerala to be awarded the PSM.
The policemen who were awarded the MSM are: IG Akbar A, Kochi City Commissioner; R D Ajit, retired SP; V Sunilkumar, SP, vigilance officer of Civil Supplies Corporation; V Sugathan, ASP, Kottayam; Sheen Tharayil, ACP, Traffic (South), Thiruvananthapuram City; Sunil Kumar CK, DYSP, Bekal; Salish N S, DYSP, Kodungallur; Jyodindrakumar P, Inspector, Vigilance, Malappuram; Radhakrishna Pillai KK, SI, State Special Branch, Kollam Rural; R Surendran, SI, Vigilance, Palakkad and Mini K, ASI, Women Cell, Kozhikode.
The Fire and Rescue Service officers who were awarded the MSM are: Jijie An, Assistant Station Officer; Puliyara Kandi Pramod, Assistant Station Officer; Anil Kumar S, assistant station officer and Anil Pallath Mani, senior fire and rescue officer.
