Constable Monali Jadhav from Maharashtra won three medals, including two golds, at the recently concluded World Police and Fire Games International Championship held in China. Jadhav is attached to the Jalamb Police Station in Buldhana district of Maharashtra. Representing the Indian Police Force, Jadhav secured 716 out of 720 points (a new record) and won the gold in Target and Field Archery, while she won a bronze medal in 3D Archery.
Jadhav, who trains under coaches Chandrakant Elag and Suresh Shinde, was recruited in the Police Force in 2013. She had previously secured ninth position at the World Championships in Shanghai held in May this year. Her aim is to represent India at the World Level events and win medals for the country.
The Director General of Police, Maharashtra – Subodh Jaiswal, and Buldhana District Superintendent of Police – Dilip Bhujbal Patil, congratulated Jadhav on her achievement.
“The DGP and all ranks of Maharashtra Police are proud of @buldhanapolice’s WPC Monali Jadhav, who bagged the gold medal in Target Archery at World Police & Fire Games 2019, at Chengdu, China. She also made a new record with a score of 716/720 in the game! #AchieversMaharashtraPolice,” the Maharashtra Police said in a tweet. Senior Inspector Gautam Ingle of the Jalamb Police Station also showered praise on Jadhav, calling her the pride of the police force.
Five Indian women police officers were honoured by the United Nations for their commendable services in the world body’s mission in South Sudan, officials said.
The women officers who were conferred the UN medal were Reena Yadav, inspector, Chandigarh Police; Gopika Jahagirdar, DSP, Maharashtra Police; Bharati Samantray, DSP in the MHA;
Ragini Kumari, Inspector in the MHA, and Kamal Shekhawat, ASP, Rajasthan Police.
A Home Ministry official said that the women officers were honoured at a medal parade in the United Nations Mission in Juba in South Sudan for upholding the UN mandate of protecting civilians in conflict-ridden South Sudan.
The women officers are engaged in community policing, administrative, operational duties and capacity building of local authorities.
Working in coherence with the UN core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity, the Indian women have become a force to be reckoned with in the UN Mission in South Sudan, another official said.
