Eight Pune cops selected for President's Award

Police sub-inspector Jaleel Ahmed Abdul Rashid Kazi from the Sahakarnagar police station in the city is among the eight officials in Pune district who have been selected for the President's police medal for distinguished service.The seven others are police inspector Nandakumar Pinjan and assistant police inspector Pradeep Desai both from RPTS, assistant sub-inspectors Nevji Madhe, Krishna Sawant, Dattatraya Gaikwad and Hambir Shinde from State Reserve Police Force-Group 1 and 5, police havaldar Govind Mistry of wireless department and subedar Dilip Patil of Daulatrao Jadhav jail officials training institute at Yerawada.Kazi has received 504 rewards and has busted gangs involved in house break-ins, robberies among other cases. While Pinjan has a commendable job at the RPTS.

Desai implemented the crime and criminal network tracking system in the state while he was posted at the state criminal investigation department, Pune. He is known for his technical skills.Madhe has served in naxal areas like Gadchiroli, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Assam. He has also served the police force in Delhi and has received 220 rewards and eight certificates.Sawant has served the police force in states like, Assam, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Gaikwad has a commendable job when he was posted at Gadchiroli, Assam and Delhi. He has received 110 rewards and three certificates.

Shinde was selected for meritorious service at the state reserve police force-Group 5. Patil was selected for meritorious service in the state prisons department and has received 10 cash rewards and 11 certificates.
Mistry was selected for distinguished service in the wireless department. He has received 65 rewards and a certificate. Meanwhile, assistant police inspector Viitthal Pawar from the Kothrud police station was selected for the police medal for fighting a gun battle with naxalities at Gadchiroli in 2011.