20 personnel conferred with Governor’s Medal in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The 77th day Republic Day was celebrated across India and it’s states including Odisha with fervor on Monday. On the occasion of the Republic Day, as many as 20 Police Officers/Personnel under different categories have been conferred with the Odisha Governor’s Medal for the year, 2025.
The details about Police Officers/Personnel selected for the award of Governor’s Medal for the year, 2025 are listed below:
Category-I (Additional D.G. P./I.G.P./D.I.G. P.):
- Niti Shekhar, IPS, IG. of Police, SR, Berhampur
- Satyajit Naik, IPS, IG. of Police, CR, Cuttack
Category-II (S.P./A.I.G.P./Commandant/Addl. SP/Deputy Commandant):
- Prateek Singh, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Puri
- Anupama Mohapatra, OPS-I Additional SP, Vigilance Directorate, Cuttack
Category-III (D.S.P./Asst. Commandant):
- Sachidananda Rath, OPS, DSP, STF, CID, CB, Cuttack
- Prasanna Kumar Rout, OAPS, Asst. Commdt, Security Wing, Bhubaneswar
Category-IV (Inspector/ Reserve Inspector/Subedar Major/Subedar):
- Karunakar Rout, Inspector of Police, Baripada
- Anusuya Senapati, DSP (Deployed), Vigilance Cuttack Division
- Rakesh Prasad Jena, Inspector (Armed) SIW, Bhubaneswar
Category-V (S.I./Sergeant/Drill Sub-Inspector/ Dy. Subedar):
- Gajapati Dora, SI, Gajapati
- Pratap Kalo, SI, Sundargarh
- Sankar Prasad Behera, SI (Armed) OSAP 3rd Bn, Boudh
Category-VI (A.S.I/Havildar/ Havildar Major):
- Arun Kumar Samanta, ASI, PTI, Byree
- Sadhu Singh Samad, ASI, Vigilance Bhubaneswar Division, Bhubaneswar
- Porturaj Kurumi, Havildar (APR), Malkangiri
Category-VII (Constable/Sepoy/Asst. Driver):
- Akshaya Kumar Samanta, Constable, Vigilance Sambalpur Division
- Firoj Kumar Rout, Constable, UPD, Cuttack
- Manoj Kumar Bisi, Constable, Special Branch, Bhubaneswar
- Phula Patel, Constable (OR), Jharsuguda
- Pabitra Kumar Sahoo, Sepoy, OSAP 6″ Bn., Cuttack
