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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Seven police officers in the state have been selected for the President’s police medal for meritorious service. The medals were announced on Monday by the Ministry of Home Affairs from New Delhi.

P Vahid, DySp of SBCID, Thrissur range; M P Mohanachandran, DySp, SBCID, Malappuram; C S Shahul Hameed, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Administration, Thrissur; K V Santhosh, DySp, CBCID, Kozhikode; M Haja Nazrudeen, Sub-inspector, SBCID, security wing, Thiruvananthapuram; Biji George, DySp, VACB, Special Cell, Ernakulam, and G Thulaseedharan Nair, Sub-inspector of police, VACB southern range, Thiruvananthapuram, will be awarded with the medals. M Mohammed Shabeer, Superintendent of Police, SB CID headquarters, Thiruvananthapuram; K S Suresh Kumar, Superintendent of Police, CBCID headquarters, Thiruvananthapuram, and K M George, Deputy Commandant, Kerala Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram, were selected for meritorious service. Two senior police officers have been selected for the President’s police medal for distinguished service. The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the name of the officers on Monday. The medal winners are Rajesh Dewan, Additional Director General of Police Training, Thiruvananthapuram, and B S Mohammed Yasin, Additional Director General of Police, Coastal Police, Kochi. P Johnson Varkey, Commandant, CISF unit, VSSC, Thumba, has been honoured with the President’s police medal for distinguished service.

Fire Service Medal

S Gopakumar, chief store station officer of Fire and Rescue Services, has received the chief minister’s Fire Force Medal 2016 for meritorious service.

As many as ten fire and rescue officers were selected for the Chief Minister’s fire and safety service medal 2016.

They include A S Jogyu, station officer, Gandhi Nagar, Ernakulam; S Gopakumar, station officer, Chief store, Fire Force headquarters office, Thiruvananthapuram; N Ramakumar, station officer, Kundara, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, B Raveendran, station officer, Chalakkudy and Palakkad; P Cleetus, station officer, Paravoor and T’Puram; F Vijayakumar, lead fireman, Kottarakkara and Thiruvananthapuram; K Mohammed Kutty, fireman, Malappuram and Palakkad, K N Biju, fireman driver-cum pump operator, Muvattupuzha and Ernakulam; K V Shijil, fireman 5324 of Kodungallur and Palakkad; B Harikumar, lead fireman of Thrissur and Palakkad.