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TOI : PUNE: Four police officers, including additional commissioners Vivek Phansalkar and Vinod Satav, were chosen for the President’s medal for their meritorious services. Deputy superintendent, Anti Corruption Bureau, Sanpant Tatyasaheb Kadam and constable Vilas Vitthal Jagtap were the other recipients.

An engineering graduate, Phansalkar joined the police in 1989. He started his career as an assistant superintendent in Akola district where he handled very serious law and order issues related to the Babri masjid demolition. The other posts he held include aide-de-camp to the governor; superintendent of police, Wardha; DCP, Nashik and SP, CID. Phansalkar was also served UN monitor/member of the internal police task the Force in the UN mission.

Vinod Satav started his career as sub-inspector in 1975. He has shouldered various responsibilities in Pune, Thane, state transport department and at the police training school. His steps against gangwar got recognition from various sections. Satav has been awarded the President’s medal in 1996 also, besides as many as 860 other awards.

Kadam joined the police force in 1984 as sub-inspector. His efforts in maintaining the communal harmony in the sensitive areas of Kalyan and Bhiwandi during the Babri masjid demolition issue were widely acclaimed. He has played a major role in the multi-crore stamp paper scam by finding 72 bank accounts of Abdul Karim Telgi and others.

Constable Jagtap, currently associated with the Pune police control room, joined the department in 1986 and has served at various police stations…More