Awards AppointmentsSaturday, 15 August 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
UP IPS officer G. Muniraj gets President’s Medal for gallantry on Independence Day 2026
Tamil-origin IPS officer G. Muniraj was selected for the President’s Medal for gallantry announced on August 15, 2026.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On August 15, 2026, the Union government announced the President’s Medal for gallantry for 12 police personnel, including Uttar Pradesh IPS officer G. Muniraj, a Tamil-origin officer from Papparapatti village in Dharmapuri district.
Key specifics
- The gallantry award category is announced every year on August 15 for police personnel.
- G. Muniraj is currently the DIG of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh.
- He joined the IPS in 2009 and belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
- The award was linked to an encounter conducted when he was SSP of Agra.
- Two accused, identified as Badhan Singh and Akshay Singh, were killed in that operation connected to a kidnapping case involving a doctor and a ransom demand of ₹5 crore in 2021.
Exam lens
Question type: awards and appointments, with police gallantry, August 15 announcement, 12 awardees, 2009 IPS batch, Moradabad DIG. TNPSC may ask who receives the gallantry medal, when it is announced, and the officer’s Tamil Nadu origin.