{
  "id": 1084942,
  "title": "Several police, correctional services officers receive PSM and MSM medals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/several-police-correctional-services-officers-receive-psm-and-msm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T17:34:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/several-police-correctional-services-officers-receive-psm-and-msm-medals/article71350175.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Several police and correctional services officers were honored with prestigious awards during the 80th Independence Day celebrations in Amaravati on Saturday. The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, presented the medals to the recipients. Superintendent of Police Chennupati Bhadraiah and Gopu Rajeev Kumar were among those awarded the prestigious President’s Medal for Distinguished Services (PSM). In total, forty-five other officers working in various departments, selected in 2024 and 2025, also received the awards. For this year’s Independence Day, 27 officers from the Police, Fire, and Correctional Services were recognized with Medal for Gallantry (GM), PSM, and MSM awards.",
  "summary": "In all, 27 officers selected for GM, PSM and MSM medals for the year 2026",
  "key_points": [
    "Police and correctional services officers honored with awards",
    "Superintendent of Police Chennupati Bhadraiah and Gopu Rajeev Kumar receive PSM",
    "45 officers receive awards for 2024 and 2025"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}