New Delhi, August 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Twenty-one officers and officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have been selected for the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) and Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) on the occasion of Independence Day 2026.
According to an official statement, six CBI personnel have been awarded the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service in recognition of their exceptional contributions, professional commitment and long-standing public service.
The recipients are Shobha Dutta, Assistant Inspector General of Police/Superintendent of Police, Complaint & Coordination Cell, New Delhi; Manoj Banerjee, Additional Superintendent of Police, BSFB, Kolkata; Ginni Rana, Additional Superintendent of Police, CBI Academy, Ghaziabad; Sanjay Kumar Samal, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Visakhapatnam; Ramesh Chand, Assistant Sub-Inspector, CBI Headquarters, New Delhi; and Madan Lal Dhiman, Assistant Sub-Inspector, IPCU, New Delhi.
Another 15 officers and officials have received the Medal for Meritorious Service for their dedication and distinguished performance in different capacities across the agency.
The MSM recipients are Brijesh Singh, Deputy Legal Advisor, ACB Lucknow; Girish Joshi, Senior System Analyst, TAFSU Mumbai; Manoj Kumar, Deputy Superintendent of Police, ACB Delhi; Om Prakash Chandra, Deputy Superintendent of Police, SCB Kolkata; Zahir Akhtar Ansari, Deputy Superintendent of Police, ACB Ghaziabad; and Ashish Anand, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Complaint & Coordination Cell, New Delhi.
The other recipients are Sarita Yadav, Inspector, AC-II New Delhi; Roshan Kumar, Sub-Inspector, SU New Delhi; Dilbar Singh Bisht, Assistant Sub-Inspector, SC-I New Delhi; Balkar Singh, Head Constable, ACB Chandigarh; Govind Singh Bisht, Head Constable, ACB Lucknow; Kamlesh Kumar Gurjar, Head Constable, ACB Jaipur; Pal Pandian R, Constable, ACB Madurai; Ajay Kumar Singh, Constable, ACB Patna; and Kalyanadurgam Samiullah, Constable, ACB Bengaluru.
The President’s medals are announced annually around Independence Day to recognise outstanding service, professionalism, dedication and distinguished contributions by personnel serving in government organisations and law enforcement agencies.
FOLLOW NOW
