IGP Robin Hibu, IPS, Joint Commissioner of Police, Operation, Ex Nodal Officer for NE People in Delhi, earned President's Distinguished Services Medal on the occasion of Independence Day 2017 for his continuous endeavor and initiatives for the safety and welfare for the people of NE states in particular for the last 5 years in Delhi. In 2009, he was given President of India Medal for his exceptional services while serving as young SP Arunachal Pradesh ( recovery of 15 crore of looted Treasury, busting UG camps and recovery of huge arms and ammunitions, arrests of UGs, and innovative community policing involving youth etc.) Earlier, Hibu was awarded twice Arunachal Government Gold Medals for distinguished public services as SP in 2002 and DIG Police in 2009 for exceptional services rendered as police officer. He was also honored twice by UN Secretary General in 1998 and 2000 for exceptional distinguished services for the cause of peace in war-torn Yugoslavia ( Kosovo and Bosnia) as UN Police Commander at Gnjilane Region, Kosovo. I served for 2 and half years in UN. In a message to all his colleagues, Hibu said "This Medal from His Excellency President of India further boosted my fledgling endeavor to do more .... in public services not only as police officer but also as an empathetic cop in the services of vulnerable and distress people". He also thanked his colleagues of all ranks for unflinching support and prayers.