R-Day: 75 Maharashtra Police personnel including 31 Gadchiroli cops awarded

As many as 75 Maharashtra Police personnel including 31 cops from Maoistaffected Gadchroli have been awarded medals on the occasion of Republic Day 2026 celebrationsThe 31 officials from Gadchiroli were recognised for acts of gallantry in the fight against Maoists according to an official list released on SundayOf the 31 gallantry awardees from Gadchiroli district two personnel Naik Constable Bitaji Veladi and Constable Kare Irpa Atram were honoured posthumously after laying down their lives while combating Naxalism according to the list saidDCP Balkrishna Yadav of the Mumbai Police was recognised for his key role in implementing major policing initiatives such as CCTV surveillance Dial 100112 emergency response systems the Radio Trunking System and tactical communication networks for the Quick Response Team and Force One commando unitThe honours form part of a nationwide list released by the Union Home Ministry which includes 982 personnel from police fire services home guards and civil defence units selected for gallantry and service medals this yearAs per the Union Home Ministry gallantry medals are awarded for acts of rare and conspicuous bravery including saving lives and property preventing crime or arresting criminals while facing significant personal riskThe Presidentrsquos Medal for Distinguished Service is conferred for an exceptional and sustained record of service while the Medal for Meritorious Service recognises valuable service marked by dedication initiative and professional commitmentMaharashtra Police officials awardedSr NoNameRankMedalRemarks1Amol Nanasaheb PhadtareAssistant Police InspectorGMmdash2Wasudeo Rajam MadaviAssistant SubInspector of PoliceGMmdash3Madhukar Pochayya NaitamAssistant SubInspector of PoliceGMmdash4Santosh Vasantrao NaitamNaik Police ConstableGMmdash5Late Sudhakar Bitaji VeladiNaik Police ConstableGMPosthumous6Vilas Maroti PortetNaik Police ConstableGMmdash7Vishwanath Sanyasi SadmekNaik Police ConstableGMmdash8Dnyaneshwar Sadashiv ToreNaik Police ConstableGMmdash9Dilip Wasudeo SadmekNaik Police ConstableGMmdash10Ramsu Devu NaroteNaik Police ConstableGMmdash11Anandrao Bajirao UsendiNaik Police ConstableGMmdash12Raju Pandit ChavhanNaik Police ConstableGMmdash13Arun Kailas MeshramPolice ConstableGMmdash14Nitesh Gangaram VeladiPolice ConstableGMmdash15Mohan Lachhu UsendiPolice ConstableGM1st Bar to GM16Sandip Ganpat VasakePolice ConstableGMmdash17Kailas Devu KowasePolice ConstableGMmdash18Haridas Maharu KulyetiPolice ConstableGMmdash19Kishor Chanti TalandePolice ConstableGMmdash20Anil Raghupati AlamPolice ConstableGMmdash21Narendra Dashrath MadaviPolice ConstableGMmdash22Akash Ashok UikeyPolice ConstableGMmdash23Late Kare Irpa AtramPolice ConstableGMPosthumous24Raju Masa PusaliPolice ConstableGMmdash25Mahesh Dattuji JakewarPolice ConstableGMmdash26Rupesh Ramesh KodapePolice ConstableGMmdash27Mukesh Shankar SadmekPolice ConstableGMmdash28Yogendrarao Upendrarao SadmekPolice ConstableGMmdash29Ghissu Vanja AtramPolice ConstableGMmdash30Atul Bhagwan MadaviPolice ConstableGMmdash31Vishwanath Laxman MadaviPolice ConstableGMmdashMaharashtra ndash Presidentrsquos Medal for Distinguished Service PSM awardeesSr NoNameDesignationState1Mahesh Udaji PatilAdditional Commissioner of PoliceMaharashtra2Balkrishna Motiram YadavDeputy Commissioner of PoliceMaharashtra3Cyrus Boman IraniAssistant Commissioner of PoliceMaharashtra4Vitthal Khanduji KubadeAssistant Commissioner of PoliceMaharashtraAccording to the Home Ministry the list of nationwide police officials comprisesDelhiSr NoNameRankMedal1Amit NaraInspectorGM2Braj Pal Singh KushwahaSubInspectorGM3Satish KumarSubInspectorGM4Udham SinghAssistant SubInspectorGM5Manoj KumarInspectorGM6Anshu ChoudharySubInspectorGM7Aleem AhmadHead ConstableGM8Pramod Singh KushwahAdditional Commissioner of PoliceGM9Rajeev KumarSubInspectorGM10Shibu RSSubInspectorGM11Nishant DahiyaInspectorGM12Manjit JaglanSubInspectorGM13Amit BhatiSubInspectorGM14Krishan KumarInspectorGMBihar Sr NoNameRankMedal1Kundan Krishnan IPSSuperintendent of PoliceGM2Arjun LalSubInspectorGM3Jitendra SinghConstableGMJammu and Kashmir Sr NoNameRankMedal Remarks1Javaid Ahmad LoneDeputy Superintendent of PoliceGM2Younis KhanInspectorGM3Davinder KumarAssistant SubInspector1st Bar to GM4Shabeer Ah NarwarooHead ConstableGM5Rakesh KumarSgCTGM6Rattan LalSgCTGM7Ms Tanushree IPSSenior Superintendent of Police1st Bar to GM8Mohmad Saleem DarConstable1st Bar to GM9Vicky KhajuriaConstableGM10Reyaz AhmadSgCTGM11Mohd RafiqInspectorGM12Ishtiaq Ahmed KhanSgCTGM13Safeer LoneConstable3rd Bar to GM14Javaid Ahmad LoneDeputy Superintendent of Police1st Bar to GM15Younis KhanInspector1st Bar to GM16Sameet Pal SinghHead ConstableGM17Umar NazirSgCTGM18Ab Rashid LoneConstableGM19Reyaz Ahmad SheikhConstableGM20Shabir NawabSenior Superintendent of PoliceGM21Mohammad Shafi MagrayHead ConstableGM22Mohd Ramzan RatherConstableGM23Ajit DharAssistant SubInspectorGM24Ravi KumarHead ConstableGM25Abid Ali DarSgCTGM26Sohail Ahmad DarConstableGM27Manzoor Ahmad BhatConstableGM28Malik BashiruDinHead ConstableGM29Mohd AshrifDeputy Superintendent of Police1st Bar to GM30Sunil RainaHead ConstableGM31Imtiyaz Ahmad MirConstableGM32Mohan LalDeputy Superintendent of Police3rd Bar to GM33Abdul Rouf WaniSgCT1st Bar to GMManipur officials awarded as part of Republic Day 2026 celebrations Sr NoNameRankMedal1Langoljam Lenin SinghAssistant SubInspectorGM2Sidrath ThokchomAssistant SubInspectorGM3Thounaojam Nichal SinghHavildarGM4Kumam Premananda SinghRiflemanGM5Ngasepam Vim SinghConstableGMTelangana Sr NoNameRankMedal1Marri Venkat ReddyHead ConstableGMUttar Pradesh Sr NoNameRankMedal Remarks1Santosh KumarInspectorGM2Saurabh MishraSubInspectorGM3KavindraHead ConstableGM4Vinod Kumar SinghAdditional Superintendent of PoliceGM5AmeetInspector1st Bar to GM6Baijnath RamHead ConstableGM7Manoj Kumar SinghHead ConstableGM8Atul ChaturvediSubInspectorGM9Pradeep Kumar SinghSubInspectorGM10Sushil Kumar SinghHead ConstableGM11RakeshAdditional Superintendent of PoliceGM12Dharmesh Kumar ShahiDeputy Superintendent of Police1st Bar to GM13Satya Prakash SinghInspectorGM14Yaswant SinghSubInspector1st Bar to GM15Rajanish Kumar UpadhyayDeputy Superintendent of PoliceGM16Jarrar HussainSubInspectorGM17Sunil SinghSubInspectorGM18Kunal MalikConstableGM