Amreli cop gets DGP commendation disc

Rajkot: A police constable in Amreli district was one of the policemen to be conferred with the first 'DGP commendation disc' for his act of bravery despite being injured in the assault by criminals.
Mahendra Vala, who is presently posted in Amreli police headquarters, had gone to arrest father-son duo Baran Bloach and Jafar in Semardi village when he was posted in Dhari police station in 2019. However, the duo stabbed Vala and police sub-inspector AJ PAtel who had gone to nab them. Bloachs were accused of vandalizing a house of a family over some personal dispute.
"I was stabbed in the stomach and part of my intestine also protruded out," Vala told TOI. Despite the severe injury, Vala tightly grabbed the duo who was ultimately arrested.
Vala had joined the police force in 2006.