CM Yogi Adityanath honours UP police officers with excellent service medals at Police Manthan

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath honoured police officers and personnel at a medal decoration ceremony organised during Police Manthan. The event recognised the dedication and service of police personnel from across the state. The Chief Minister presented the Chief Minister's Excellent Service Police Medal to officers and staff selected for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Awardees for the year 2022

The officers honoured for the year 2022 include:

• Prabhakar Chaudhary, DIG, Aligarh Range
• Vinay Chandra, Additional Superintendent of Police, Intelligence Headquarters, Uttar Pradesh
• Ravindra Pratap Singh, Inspector, Moradabad
• Dinesh Kumar Dandiyal, Inspector, Notification Department
• Manu Chaudhary, Inspector, UPPCL, Ghaziabad

Awardees for the year 2023

Police personnel awarded for 2023 are:

• Shailesh Kumar Pandey, DIG, Agra Range
• Vishal Vikram Singh, Additional Superintendent of Police, STF
• Vishal Sangari, Inspector, Sitapur
• Manoj Chikara, Head Constable, Gautam Buddh Nagar
• Shailesh Kuntal, Woman Constable

Awardees for the year 2024

The 2024 recipients include:

• Anurag Arya, Senior Superintendent of Police, Bareilly
• Vimal Kumar Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, STF
• Arun Kumar, Head Constable, STF
• Awardees for the year 2025
• For the year 2025, the following police personnel were honoured:
• Krishna Kumar, Superintendent of Police, Sambhal
• Prem Shukla, Deputy Superintendent of Police, STF
• Priyanshi Prajapati, Woman Constable, Agra Commissionerate

The medal ceremony highlighted the Uttar Pradesh government's focus on recognising professionalism, commitment and excellence within the police force. The event formed an important part of Police Manthan, which brings together senior officers and personnel to discuss policing and public safety.