(Current Affairs For SSC Exams) Awards & Prizes, Nov. 2012 - Singham Bravery Award
Awards & Prizes
November 2012
Topic : Singham Bravery Award
Narendra Kumar the IPS officer who was brutally killed by illegal mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh and many other Security Personnel who had laid down their life for fighting against Maoists and anti Social element on 20 October 2012 were awarded with Singham Bravery Awards.
The awards were handed over to the family members of the police officers by reel life ‘Singham’ Ajay Devgan,who is also the brand ambassador of Maharashtra police ,actor Sunil Shetty and former CRPF Director General K Vijay Kumar. Besides Narendra Kumar, the award was posthumously presented to Surinder Singh, Narinder Singh Ranjeet Singh, Prakash S Meena, K C Meena, Tanveer Singh and Sanjeev Kumar.
Marking the occasion, Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty, were also bestowed with ‘Pride of Nation’ awards.
The Singham Bravery Award was organised by the All India Anti Terrorist Front (AIATF) and were held on the occasion of National Police Day 2012 to felicitate those who had risked - some had even sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.