On the eve of 72nd Republic Day, 3 police personnel from the Northeast have been conferred this year’s President’s police medal for distinguished service while the region’s 30 other cops have been awarded police medal for meritorious service.

The President’s police medal for distinguished service has been conferred on Assam’s Violet Baruah, DIG of Police (BTAD), Meghalaya’s Timenson K Marak, AB constable, 1st MLP Battalion, Mawlong and Mizoram’s VL Hmangaihzuala, DSP (legal), police headquarters.

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Of the 30 police personnel from the Northeast, who have been awarded the police medal for meritorious service include 1 from Sikkim, 13 from Assam, 2 from Arunachal Pradesh, 3 each from Meghalaya and Mizoram, 2 from Nagaland and 6 from Tripura.

Check the list of the awardees of police medal for meritorious service from Northeast here:

Arunachal Pradesh

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Tapa Habung, inspector, Police HQ, Itanagar;

Bindu Adhikari, assistant sub-inspector, Naharlagun PS

Assam

Musleh Uddin Ahmed, commandant of 22 Assam Police (IR) Battalion, Likabali; Amrit Bhuyan, superintendent of police, Darrang; Debasish Sharma, principal of Police Training College, Dergaon; Sushanta Biswa Sarma, superintendent of police, Goalpara; Dipak Bora, inspector of police, Golaghat;  Imam Uddin Choudhury, sub-inspector, cachar; Dimbo Ram Terang, sub-inspector of police, Guwahati; Niranjan Das, ASI, cachar; Anwar Hussain Borbhuyan, Naik, Cachar; Pankaj Mahanta, constable (UB), Guwahati; Jitendra Kumar Singh Yadav, constable (UB), Guwahati; Hemen Das, constable (UB), Guwahati; Anil Rajbongshi, constable (UB), Kokrajhar.

Meghalaya

Digreathson G Momin, assistant commandant, 2nd MLP Battalion, Goeragre; Madalu Ram, AB-inspector, 4th MLP (2nd IRBn), Sohpian, Nongstoin and Cliffhilberth B Sangma, ASI, 5th MLP Bn, Samgong, Williamnagar.

Mizoram

Zarzokima, SHO, Aizawl PS; F Vanlalkima, inspector, Mizoram Police Central Armoury, police headquarters and F Lalhmingliana, assistant commandant, 3rd IRBn.

Nagaland

Rhovisie Nyuwi, commandant, 12th NAP IR Bn, Chingtok, Longleng and Vipin Yhoshu, inspector, DEF Mokokchung.

Sikkim

Tashi Wangyal, superintendent of police, Gyalshing, West district.

Tripura

Keshab Hari Jamatia, inspector, North Tripura; Ganesh Ch Deb, SI, Gomati; Parimal Das, ASI, Agartala; Haripada Bhaumik, ASI, Kalamchowra; Kripamoy Chakma, ASI, Gomati and Siddhartha Sankar Kar, inspector, Amtali.