The awardees for the distinguished service medals include Deputy Inspector General Devinder Singh and Inspector Joginder Singh, while those in the meritorious service include Sub-Inspector Gambhir Singh among others.
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police is primarily tasked to guard the 3,488km-long Sino-Indian frontier apart from being deployed to render a variety of duties in the internal security theatre, including conducting anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh.
The 80,000 personnel strong force was raised in 1962 in the aftermath of the Chinese aggression.
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