New Delhi, Aug 12 (UNI) As many as 121 police personnel have been awarded with "Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation” for the year 2020.
Among the personnel receiving these awards,15 are from Central Bureau of Invetigation (CBI), 10 each are from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Police, eight are from Uttar Pradesh Police, seven each are from Kerala and West Bengal Police, and the remaining from the other States and Union Territories' police. This also include 21 women police officers.
This medal was constituted in 2018 with the objective to promote high professional standards of investigation of crime and to recognize such ‘Excellence in Investigation’ by investigating officers.