18 cops from state get police medal

A total of 18 police personnel from Karnataka were bestowed with the police medals for meritorious service on the eve of the 72nd Independence Day.

The following are the recipients of medals: T Sundaraaju, Deputy Commandant, KSRP, Tumakuru; M N Karibasavanagouda, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru; C Gopal, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mysuru; K Purushotham, Deputy Superintendent of Police, CID Bengaluru; T Ranagappa, Deputy Superintendent of Police, SIT, Bengaluru; T Kodandaram, Deputy Superintendent of Police, ACB Bengaluru Rural; Umesh Ganapthi Shet, Deputy Superintendent of Police, ACB Mysuru district; Rudrappa S Ujjanakoppa, Deputy Superintendent of Police, ACB, Koppal; Manjunath K Gangal, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rural sub-division Davanagere; M Babu, Deputy Superintendent of Police, City sub-division Davanagere; Sadananda A Tippannavar, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Arasikere Sub-Division; Sudeer S Shetty, Police Inspector, CID-EOD Bengaluru; Somashankar N, in-charge police sub- inspector, FPU, Kolar; T N Nagabushan, Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, CID, Bengaluru; K C Komalachar, Assistant Police Sub Inspector, Ranebennur town Haveri disttrict; H M Papanna, Assistant Reserve Sub Inspector, first battalion KSRP, Bengaluru; Siddalingeswara S, Head Constable, Vidyaranyapura police station, Bengaluru; and Shivappa Mallikajapp Biligi, Head Constable, fifth battalion, KSRP Mysuru.