Indore (Madhya Pradesh): To encourage better policing and reward police officials doing good work, commissioner of police (CP) Santosh Kumar Singh awarded 54 police officials for their excellent work by honouring them with a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 1,000 each.

Among those feliciated were as many as 27 cops including ACP Rubina Mizwani were awarded for their timely preventive action which averted any large-scale untoward incident after a tanker carrying an aqueous ammonia solution en route to Gwalior from Pithampur began leaking on Bypass Road on Sunday evening.

Police cordoned off an area of 200-300 meters around the spot and diverted traffic to prevent mishaps or casualties.

Due to the leak, many persons suffered irritation in their eyes and difficulty in breathing, including police personnel who reached the spot due to prolonged exposure to the leakage.

CP also encouraged them to do such better work in future as well.

Additional CP (Law and Order) Amit Singh and other police officers were present and they praised the work of the awarded policemen and encouraged them.