Chandigarh, Oct. 27 -- The UT police have been awarded the President's Police Colour, one of the highest honours conferred on police forces of states and Union territories, ahead of its 60th Raising Day on November 1.

A proposal regarding this was presented by the UT. According to the proposal, Chandigarh police have been awarded a gallantry medal, 20 President's Police Medals for Distinguished Service, 108 for Meritorious Service and 52 UN Medals.

For counter terrorism and specialised operations, the Operations Cell was established in 1990 as the first responder to emergencies and terror attacks. Police have also established an anti-human trafficking unit and K9 squad.

The police have managed 60,501 law-and-order events since 2009. Th...