The senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer overseeing the high-profile probe into the brutal rape and homicide at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical Faculty has been chosen for this yr’s President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service.

The President of India, Droupadi Murmu to confer prestigious awards on Republic Day to 31 CBI officers, together with Joint Director V Chandrasekhar, as per authorities notification.

A 2000-batch Gujarat cadre IPS officer, V Chandrasekhar, oversaw the high-profile RG Kar case probe after it was handed to the CBI amid large public outrage over Kolkata Police’s preliminary mishandling.

Officers famous he made a number of visits to the crime scene, meticulously monitored the investigation, and beneath his management, the company swiftly filed a cost sheet that secured the conviction of prime accused Sanjay Rai inside months.

The RG Kar Medical Faculty rape case ignited large protests throughout West Bengal and reignited nationwide debates on mishandling sexual assault investigations, resulting in intense judicial oversight, administrative reforms, and its eventual switch to the CBI.

In addition to Joint Director V Chandrasekhar, the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service goes to SP Amit Srivastava, Extra SP Mukesh Sharma, Sub-Inspector Pramod Kumar Yati, Assistant Sub-Inspector Chaman Lal, and Head Constable Ramu Golla.