The list has been finalised for the prestigious police medals to be presented by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Independence Day.
The award nominees are V.B. Lal, Deputy Inspector-General of Police (greyhounds), Visakhapatnam; M.V.S. Swamy, Additional SP (law and order), Tirupati; A. Narasimha Murthy, Assistant Commissioner, Visakhapatnam; A. Sankar Reddy, DSP (ACB), Tirupati; Thulluru Radhesh Murali, DSP (CI cell), Vijayawada, and S. Saiprasad, Assistant Sub-Inspector, Atmakur; apart from head constables Bongu Tirupati Rao (Vizianagaram); Yeduri Sankar Reddy (Visakhapatnam), Maradani Padmavathi (Eluru); N.V. Moorthy (Palasamudram, Chittoor), Kadimella Manohar Varma, Kadapa and P. Rangaiah (Renigunta).
Mr. Swamy, who is the lone awardee in the Additional Superintendent of Police cadre, hails from Khajipet in Kadapa district and has worked in Guntur, Prakasam, Anantapuram and Tirupati Urban police districts.