Bengaluru: Seven officers from Karnataka have been awarded the Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak 2026, with six named for the Investigation Medal and one for the FSL Medal.
The recipients work in Bengaluru, Belagavi, Raichur and Mysuru, according to the release. They include personnel posted at police stations, the police Chief Office and CID, as well as a forensic laboratory official.
Six officers receive Investigation Medal
The six recipients named in the investigation category are:
- Shobha N: Police Inspector at Halasuru Gate Traffic Police Station in Bengaluru City.
- Bavuddin Rukmuddeen Gaddekar: Police Inspector at Malamaruti Police Station in Belagavi City.
- M Sreenivas Rao: Police Inspector at the police Chief Office in Bengaluru.
- Manjunath: Police Inspector at Devadurga Police Station in Raichur.
- Rathnamma K: Assistant Sub-Inspector at the Women Police Station, East Division, Bengaluru City.
- Balakrishna Y: CHC, FIU, CID, Bengaluru.
FSL Medal for Dr Chandrashekhara
Dr Chandrashekhara, Deputy Director at RFSL in Mysuru, has been awarded the FSL Medal. He is the sole recipient listed in the forensic science category in the release announcing the seven Karnataka awardees.
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