Four officers of Special Cell involved in Batla House encounter were among 30 personnel of Delhi Police who have been awarded police medals on the occasion of Independence Day for meritorious services.
Joint Commissioner (Traffic) S N Srivastava, a 1985 batch officer, and deputy commissioner (New Delhi) Shankar Dash, from 1979 batch, have been given police medal for distinguished services, while 15 are selected for police medal for gallantry.
Thirteen others are being rewarded with police medal for meritorious services. Those who were selected for police medal for gallantry include deputy commissioner (South) H G S Dhaliwal and assistant commissioner (Special Cell) Sanjeev Yadav. Dhaliwal has been awarded for his leadership role in the gunbattle with infamous biker gang leader Bunty.
Yadav along with sub-inspector Dharmender Kumar, head constables Balwant Singh and Rajbir Singh has been awarded for his role in the Batla House encounter in which two suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists were killed. Those who got the police medal for meritorious services include an assistant commissioner, three inspectors, two sub-inspectors, a woman assistant sub-inspector and two head constables.
Besides Dhaliwal, those who were selected for police medal for gallantry include three ACPs, one inspector, four sub-inspectors, five head constables and one constable.