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Tripura: 15 policemen to receive CM's medal on I-Day

Agartala, Aug 11 (UNI) Tripura government has approved the recommendation for awarding the prestigious Chief Minister’s Medal to 15 police officers and personnel in recognition of their exemplary service in various fields on the occasion of Independence Day.
This is for honouring officers for their outstanding contributions in areas such as law and order management, anti-insurgency operations, cybercrime investigations, anti-narcotics drives, community policing, police training innovations, armed operations, sports achievements, and high-profile investigations.
Among the recipients are Krishnendu Chakravertty, DIGP (Crime and Intelligence), who is being recognised for exceptional field intelligence collection, and Kanta Jangir, SP (Unakoti) and now SP (Traffic), for handling law and order in extremely challenging circumstances. Jeremia Darlong, Additional SP of North Tripura, now posted in Unakoti District, will receive the honour for his role in anti-insurgency operations and law and order duties.
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