J&K SSP gets ‘excellence in investigation’ award in Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday honoured Rakesh Balwal, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Srinagar, with the prestigious ‘Excellence in Investigation’ award at a function in Delhi.

J&K SSP gets ‘excellence in investigation’ award in Delhi
Source: IANS

Srinagar, Oct 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday honoured Rakesh Balwal, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Srinagar, with the prestigious ‘Excellence in Investigation’ award at a function in Delhi.

The award ceremony was held at the anti-terrorism conference in Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday.

Balwal is a 2012 batch IPS officer of Manipur cadre, and he has been recently repatriated to his parent cadre.

He has served in different capacities during his tenure in J&K and the NIA.

Balwal was responsible for cracking some high profile cases, including the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed by a car-borne suicide bomber on February 14, 2019.