The medal has been announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs before Independence Day. This medal has been announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs for excellence in investigation. A total of 151 police officers of the country will be awarded medals. Among them there are 4 police officers from Odisha.
A DSP and 3 inspectors are among the 4 Odisha police officers to receive the medal for excellence in investigations. They are DSP Sumitra Jena, Inspector Ashish Jena, Inspector Ansuya Naik and Ramesh Pradhan.
A maximum of 15 officers will be awarded the Medal of Excellence from the CBI. Similarly, 11 officers from Maharashtra, 10 officers from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh will receive medals.