Two Solan policemen get Cyber Badge award for outstanding performance

Two policemen — Contables Jagdish Kumar and  Hemant Kumar — from Solan and Baddi have been awarded the Cyber Badge award for their outstanding performance during 2023 by the Director General of Police. They figure among eight others who have been chosen for this award from across the state.

Solan SP Gaurav Singh said the district police was committed to establishing a drug-free society and protecting the lives and property of the general public. In this regard, a campaign was initiated in which Constable Jagdish Kumar, posted in the cyber cell unit, made significant contributions.

His inputs helped in solving various criminal cases, he added.

Additional SP Ashok Verma informed that Constable Hemant Kumar posted in the cyber cell had played a key role in solving major cases of cyber fraud, information technology-related crimes, besides crimes like kidnapping and murder in the Baddi police district in 2023.

Hemant Kumar has been working in the cyber cell since the last seven years and in 2019, he was awarded with the DGP disc award, besides 25 appreciation letters for his exemplary work.