Patna SSP to Receive Gallantry Medal

Seven IPS officer of Bihar, including Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vineet Vinayak, would be recognized with gallantry award at the Independence Day celebration at Gandhi Maidan in Patna this Saturday.

Two other cops including Sergeant Major Ramesh Kumar Tripathi (Saran) and Arun Kumar Singh, the Sergeant Major of Police Lines, (Muzaffarpur), will be honored with the President's police medal.

Besides Patna SSP, the other six to receive the gallantry awards are STF commandos Surendra Kumar Singh, Sunil Kumar Singh, Narendra Kumar Jha, and Manoj Kumar, Patna STF jawan Raj Kumar, and Motihari police officer Birendra Kumar Singh.

Vinayak is to receive the gallantry award for his role in bringing down the notorious Sattan Chowdhary gang in Khagaria in which seven hardcore criminals were killed and several sophisticated assault weapons seized.

Thirteen members of the Bihar police will also be honored with police medals for their braveries and performing beyond the call of their duties, Bihar ADG Neelmani said.