G Srinivas, Chittoor Superintendent of Police (SP) with the coveted Indian Police Medal at the 70th Independence Day celebrations held in Anantapur on 15 August.
Mr. G Srinivas currently holds the Special Grade DIG Rank and is instrumental in leading a number of inter-State raids, including on the Indo-Bhutanese border, resulting in nabbing of half a dozen Chinese nationals involved in red sanders smuggling, in addition
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Mr G Srinivas, Superintendent of Police (SP), Chittoor, being crowned with Indian Police Medal on the eve of 70 Independence Day celebrations held at Anantapur on 15 August. The SP received the medal from Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Mr N Chandrababu Naidu[/caption]
to arresting over 50 notorious international and inter-state smugglers.
The SP said that the novel initiative of Community Police Officers (CPOs) launched in January had started yielding satisfactory results. The crime rate had fallen in rural and urban areas, he added.Through 4,500 CPOs, they are trying to establish a people-friendly police administration, the SP said. He said it was the duty of people to protect red sanders trees. He said, with the coordinated efforts of all departments involved, we can achieve zero smuggling and fully protect the Seshachalam forests.
The SP praised the forces involved in combing operations, police and forest officials for their continuous efforts in fighting the red sanders smugglers.
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