President’s Medal for cop who climbed Chidambaram’s house wall to arrest himindiaUpdated: Jan 26, 2020 10:13 ISTAn officer who climbed the walls of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s house to arrest him and another who headed a team that deported the first Indian national from the UAE are among 28 CBI officers who have been awarded the President’s police medals on the eve of Republic Day, officials said on Saturday. Deputy SP Ramaswamy Parthasarathy, who arrested Chidambaram in the INX Media case last year, has been conferred with the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service, the officials said. An officer known for his cool demeanour but stern attitude, Parthasarthy had arrested Chidambaram’s son Karthi too in the case, they said. Superintendent of Police Binay Kumar of special crime unit, who has a knack of solving complex murder cases, has been awarded Police Medal for Meritorious Service. Kumar had also probed the murder of Pawanraje Nimbhalkar murder case 2006, Rinehskhem Kharsohnoh murder case of Meghalaya, Kavita Rani murder case of Meerut, they said.

Source: Hindustan Times January 26, 2020 04:41 UTC