21 J&K Police Officers Awarded for Avenging Pahalgam Terror Attack

Twenty-one Jammu and Kashmir Police officers have been awarded the ‘Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak’ by the Ministry of Home Affairs for their bravery in killing Pakistani terrorists during 'Operation Mahadev’ in Srinagar. The operation was launched to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack that took place on April 22 this year. Three Pakistani terrorists were eliminated in the action, just three months after the attack.

 

 

These officers played a key role in the successful counter-terror operation and were recognised for their courage and dedication.

 

 

Those honoured with the award include IG Kashmir Vidhi Kumar Birdi, DIG Central Kashmir Pande Rajiv Omprakash, SSP Srinagar G.V. Sundeep Chakraborty, SP Cargo Tanweer Ahmed Dar, SP Zoheb Tanveer, DSP Vikram Nag, DSP Mubashir Naiz, DSP Shakir Hassan, Inspector Taseer Hamid, SI Anchal Singh, SI Firoz Ahmad Dar, ASI Basharat Rasool Shah, ASI Mohammad Shafi, HC Javed Ahmed, HC Sandeep Khujuria, SGCT Varun Singh, SGCT Mehmood Khan, CT Suhail Abbas, and CT Basharat Qadir.