31 former, serving CBI officers get police medals on Republic Day

Former CBI joint director Amit Kumar, who is now posted as Chhattisgarh Police ADG, led the probe into the coal scam that resulted in convictions in a number of cases.

Other recipients are CBI Joint Director Vidya Jayant Kulkarni, who supervised investigation into the disproportionate assets case against former Telecom minister A Raja, among other cases. (Representational photo)

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers who investigated big corruption cases like coal and Delhi excise policy scams as well as the Nirav Modi case were among 31 former and serving agency personnel awarded police medals by the President on the occasion of Republic Day, said officials.

Former CBI joint director Amit Kumar, who is now posted as Chhattisgarh Police ADG, led the probe into the coal scam that resulted in convictions in a number of cases. He has been awarded the coveted President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service, they said.

31 DISTINGUISHED AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED TO OFFICERS & OFFICIALS OF CBI ON THE OCCASION OF REPUBLIC DAY, 2024 pic.twitter.com/DzArUgeT4s

— Central Bureau of Investigation (India) (@CBIHeadquarters) January 25, 2024

Former DIG Prem Kumar Gautam, now posted as Uttar Pradesh Police IGP (Prayagraj range), was awarded the police medal for ‘Meritorious Service’. He launched the countrywide ‘Operation Carbon’ against online peddlers of child sexual abuse material, and also investigated several big-ticket bribery cases.

DIG Sharada Raut, who supervised the investigation into bank frauds related to fugitive businessman Nirav Modi; and former DIG Raghvendra Vatsa, who oversaw the probe into the Delhi excise policy case and other corruption cases related to the Delhi government, have also been awarded the medal. DIG Veeresh Prabhu Sanganakal, Deputy Legal Advisor Manoj Chaladan, Principal System Analyst Srinivas Pillari, ASP Amit Vikram Bharadwaj; Deputy SPs Prakasha Kamalappa, K Madhusudhanan, Ajay Kumar and Akansha Gupta; and Inspectors Balwinder Singh and Chitti Babu N have also been awarded the medal for ‘Meritorious Service’.

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