Police and Fire Service Medals Awarded to 28 CISF Personnel on Independence Day 2026

On the occasion of Independence Day 2026, a total of 28 personnel from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) have been awarded prestigious Police Medals and Fire Service Medals in recognition of their distinguished and meritorious services.
Among them, the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service has been awarded to two personnel: Smt. Harpreet Kaur Sethi, Inspector General, NISA Hyderabad, and Shri Mohan S., Assistant Commandant (GD), 4th Reserve Battalion, Shivamogga.
The 22 personnel awarded the Police Medal for Meritorious Service include Shri Saifil Abdulla Krishna Raj S., Inspector General, APS Headquarters; Shri Manish Singh, Deputy Inspector General, Eastern-II Headquarters, Prayagraj; Shri Dharmveer Yadav, Senior Commandant, Group Headquarters, Chandigarh; Shri Yogesh Prakash Singh, Senior Commandant, Western Sector Headquarters, Mumbai; Shri Lal Mohan Thakur, Senior Commandant, 5th Reserve Battalion, Ghaziabad/DIG Zone-I Headquarters, Hyderabad; and Shri Amarendra Bhatt, Commandant, APS-II, Bengaluru, along with other officers and personnel.
Additionally, the President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service has been awarded to Shri Mahendra Singh Kandari, Assistant Commandant (Fire), FGHTP, Unchahar. The Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service has been awarded to Shri Debabrata Dutta, Deputy Commandant (Fire), BSL, Bokaro; Shri Darshan Singh, Inspector (Fire), PAC, New Delhi; and Shri K. Krishna Rao, Assistant Sub-Inspector (Fire), BPHL, Haridwar.
All the medal recipients have strengthened the glorious tradition of the CISF by demonstrating outstanding professional competence, dedication, discipline, and devotion to duty in the discharge of their responsibilities.