Srinagar, Aug 14: As many as 51 Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel have been chosen for gallantry and meritorious service medals on the event of Independence Day 2026, in line with the official honours checklist.
As per the main points, the awardees embrace 38 recipients of the Medal for Gallantry (GM) and 13 recipients of the Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM). Apart from, one J&Okay House Guard and Civil Defence personnel has additionally been chosen for the MSM.
Among the many 38 gallantry medal recipients are senior law enforcement officials, together with Deputy Inspector Normal Shiv Kumar, IPS; SSP Shobhit D Saksena, IPS; SP Nasir Ahmad; SP Mushtaq Ahmad; DIG Pande Rajiv Omprakash, IPS; and SP Divya D, IPS.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Sarfaraz Bashir has been awarded the second bar to the Medal for Gallantry, whereas Head Constable Rayeesh Ahmad Reshi and Choice Grade Constable Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan have been awarded the primary bar to the GM.
The opposite GM recipients are Waseem Mohi-Ud-Din Lone, Manzoor Ahmad, Mudasir Ahmad, Ashak Hussain P, Kishore Kumar, Javid Iqbal Jan, Mohinder Singh, Sheeraz Ahmad, Surinder Paul, Ishtiyaq Ahmad Reshi, Tanveer Hussain Lone, Mudasir Ahmad Shah, Kalu Din, Adit Kumar Nad, Mohd Usman, Shabir Ahmad Malik, Manzoor Ahmad Ganie, Khurshid Ahmed Wani, Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, Ab Rashid Mir, Mohamad Shafi Banday, Abdul Rashid, Zahoor Ahmad, Zahoor Ahmad, Dheeraj Kumar, Shakir Hassan, Vikram Nag, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan and Tariq Ahmad.
The 13 J&Okay Police personnel chosen for the Medal for Meritorious Service are SP Sandeep Kumar, SP Amit Gupta, DSP Rajesh Sharma, DSP Muzaffar Ahmad Shah, DSP Kuljeet Singh, DSP Sharat Chander Singh, Inspector Shamim Ahmed, Inspector Vikram Singh, ASI Bodh Raj, Inspector Mumin Ahmad Relatively, ASI Mushtaq Ahmed, Sub-Inspector Manzoor Ahmad Gada and Constable Ashraf Gull.
Individually, one J&Okay House Guard and Civil Defence personnel has additionally been chosen for the Medal for Meritorious Service.
The honours recognise personnel for acts of gallantry and distinguished and meritorious service in police and different uniformed companies on the event of Independence Day.—(KNO)
