46 police officials from Maha bag President's Medal

A total of 46 police officials from Maharashtra on Wednesday bagged the President's Police Medal for distinguished service.

The recipients included ACP Rajaram Patil, brother of former deputy chief minister late R R Patil.

A total of 946 medals have been announced by the Union home ministry for personnel and officers of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and state police forces.

Some of the awardees included ACPs Milind Khetle and Ramchandra Jadhav, Assistant SRPF Commandant Harishchandra Kale, Assistant Sub-Inspector Maruti Suryawanshi from Kolhapur.

ACP Khetle, who is posted with Mumbai Police, had won President's Police Medal for Gallantry in 1997 and Police medal for meritorious service in 2007.

DCP Vikram Deshmane (currently posted with Maharashtra ATS), Sureshkumar Mengade (SP, PCR), Deelip Boraste (DySP ACB, Pune), Netaji Bhopale (ACP, Crime, Mumbai), Mukund Hatote (ACP, Thane), Kiran Patil (ACP, EOW, Mumbai), Avinash Dharmadhikari (ACP, Mumbai), Gopika ...