Srinagar, Aug 14, Aug. 15 -- At least 53 personnel from Jammu and Kashmir, including 52 from the J&K Police and one from the Home Guard and Civil Defence, have been awarded Gallantry and Service Medals on the occasion of Independence Day 2026.The J&K Police awardees include 38 personnel who have been conferred the Medal for Gallantry (GM), 13 who received the Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) and Senior Superintendent Shoket Hussain Shah, who has been awarded the President's Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM).Among those conferred the GM are several senior officers, including DIG Shiv Kumar, IPS, SSP Shobhit D Saksena, IPS, SP Nasir Ahmad, SP Mushtaq Ahmad, DIG Pande Rajiv Omprakash, IPS, and SP Divya D, IPS.DySP Sarfaraz Bashir has ...