Ankit Garg

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Ankit Garg
OccupationsPolice superintendent in Chhattisgarh, India
AwardsPolice Medal for Gallantry (2012)

Ankit Garg is a police superintendent in Chhattisgarh, India. On 9 October 2010, he led a counterinsurgency operation against Naxalites for which he would later be awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry. [1]

Police Medal for Gallantry

On Republic Day 2012, Ankit Garg was awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry for his role the 2010 raid on Maoist supporters. Human rights activists protested against the Union government for presenting this award. [1]

Ankit Garg was also accused of ordering the torture and sexual abuse of Soni Sori while she was in his custody, as a district police superintendent, in October 2011. [2] [3] The Supreme Court of India determined that the sexual abuse had occurred, though no action was taken against either Ankit Garg or his subordinates. [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Aman Sethi (26 January 2012). "Activists shocked at gallantry award for Chhattisgarh cop". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Human Rights Watch (30 January 2012). "India: Prosecute Security Forces for Torture". HRW. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Sonal Mehrotra (30 January 2012). "Outrage over gallantry award for Chhattisgarh police officer". NDTV. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Divya Arya (22 March 2016). "Soni Sori: The woman who takes on the Indian state". BBC News. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Supreme Court of India (20 October 2011). "Soni Sori And Another v. State Of Chhattisgarh (Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 206 of 2011)". CaseMine. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
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