New Delhi: Several Police and Fire Force personnel from Kerala have been included in the list of recipients of the President’s Medals for Distinguished Service. The medal for distinguished service in the police force was awarded to ADGP P Vijayan. In the Fire Force, Assistant Station Officer G Madhusoodanan Nair and Senior Fire and Rescue Officer K Rajendran Pillai were also honoured with the prestigious award.

For meritorious service in the police force, 10 officers from Kerala received the President’s Medal. The recipients are SP B Krishnakumar, DSPs M Gangadharan, R Shabu, M P Vinod, Reji Mathew Kunniparambil and K J Varghese, SI M S Gopakumar, Assistant Commandant G Sreekumar, Armed Police SI Suresh Kumar Rajappan and Head Constable M Bindu.

In the Fire Force, the President’s Medal for Meritorious Service was awarded to District Fire Officer S Suraj, Senior Fire and Rescue Officers P C Preman, K T Sali, P K Babu and Station Officer V Sebastian.

From the Prisons Department, Superintendent T R Rajeev, Deputy Superintendents V Udayakumar, M Radhakrishnan, C Shaji and Assistant Superintendent P Unnikrishnan were recognised with the President’s Medal for Meritorious Service.