DCP (Kolkata (Traffic) Arijit Sinha. West Bengal-cadre IPS officer and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Kolkata Traffic) Arijit Sinha will receive the state government’s gallantry award ‘Shaurya Padak’ for showing “exemplary bravery” for fighting off Sunderban pirates in 2017.
‘Shaurya Padak’ is awarded to police personnel for “outstanding gallantry”. Seven pirates planning to commit dacoity in and around Ganener Chak (Malta river) were nabbed by a police team led
by Sinha.
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