States »NortPosted at: Aug 13 2021 12:45AM

Pulwama attack: NIA officers who cracked case awarded medal for excellence

Jammu, Aug 12 (UNI) The Union Home Ministry has awarded the medal for excellence for 2021 to superintendent of police with the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Rakesh Balwal along with an inspector of his team, Neeraj Sharma, who solved the 2019 Pulwama attack conspiracy case in the investigation.
Balwal and his team managed to crack the case, in which the agency initially struggled to get any leads for 10 months.
Balwal is also handling other crucial investigations, including the June 27 drone attack at the Indian Air Force base in Jammu.
An Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 2012 batch from Manipur cadre, Balwal has been posted with NIA since 2018.
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