New Delhi, January 25: In a prestigious pre-Republic Day recognition, 31 officers and staff members of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have been awarded national honors for their exemplary service. Six officials received the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service, while 25 others were conferred with the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
These awards spotlight the CBI’s pivotal role in safeguarding India’s internal security, combating corruption, probing economic crimes, and enhancing administrative efficiency. The recipients hail from various zones and units, showcasing the agency’s widespread excellence.
Leading the distinguished list is Chandrashekar Venupullei, IPS, Joint Director of the Delhi Zone, alongside SP (Admin) Amit Srivastava at CBI headquarters, Additional SP Mukesh Sharma from SC-III New Delhi, Sub-Inspector Pramod Kumar Yati from Kolkata SU, Assistant Sub-Inspector Chaman Lal from the CBI Academy in Ghaziabad, and Head Constable Amu Golla from Hyderabad ACB. Their careers are marked by outstanding professionalism, unwavering integrity, and inspirational leadership.
The meritorious service medal recipients include a diverse group: IPS officer Venkata Subba Reddy Chinnakandu, Joint Director of SC Zone; DIG Sadanand Shankar Rao Date from Mumbai ACB; Deputy Legal Advisor Manmohan Sharma from New Delhi ACB; Dipti Vashishth from CBI New Delhi; Office Superintendent Narikote Nandini from CBI Chennai; Assistant Sub-Inspector Vinod Kumar from CBI Lucknow; Head Constable Netram Chaurasia from CBI New Delhi; and Head Constable Puran Mal Gurjar from CBI Jaipur, among others from key offices nationwide.
Technical and support staff, including programmers, office superintendents, head constables, and constables, were also recognized for their dedication, discipline, and consistent contributions. This inclusive honoring underscores that every layer of the CBI workforce is vital to the organization’s triumphs.
CBI leadership congratulated the awardees, emphasizing that these accolades celebrate not just individual feats but the collective ethos of commitment, professional standards, and national service. Such milestones are poised to motivate peers toward greater achievements in the years ahead.