Corona warriors in khaki to get medals

In order to appreciate and honour the exemplary efforts of the men and women in khaki, who are among the frontline workers dealing with the pandemic, the state government has decided to honour the corona warriors from the force with Emergency Service Medal.

“The home minister recently approved the idea and directed the home department to proceed further. Following this, the home department in a letter dated May 22 asked the director-general of police’s (DGP) office to submit a detailed proposal for the same,” a police officer said.

Police personnel from constable to police inspector rank would be eligible for this medal, the source added.

Kulwant K Sarangal, additional DG (establishment) confirmed the development and said, “The project is at very premature stage. I will discuss it with my superiors and prepare a detailed proposal.” In the last two months, many police personnel went beyond the duty line to help the people in distress. This included helping migrants stranded on roads and in slums. Some men in khaki even went to an extent of performing last rituals of those deceased people who had no one in the city to look after them and showed a great side of humanity, an Acp-rank officer said.

In Maharashtra, 1,671 personnel tested positive for Covid-19. This include over 900 personnel from Mumbai alone. A total of 18 from the state police have died.

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About 23 of the 51 personnel from JJ Marg police station who had tested positive reported back on duty this week after recovering.