Umesh Chander Datta, IPS, presently posted as Inspector General with the elite Special Protection Group (SPG), which looks after the security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service on the occasion of Independence Day.Datta, born and educated in Chandigarh, belongs to Rajasthan cadre of the IPS. His father is a retired professor of history from Punjab University, Chandigarh.A gold medalist from Panjab University, he has earned several distinctions including the Best Officer Trainee (Outdoor Training) at LBSNAA, Mussoorie.Datta served with distinction as District Superintendent of Police for over a decade in several districts — Barmer, Nagaur, Sri Ganganagar, Bhilwara and Alwar.He held the prestigious assignment of Inspector General, Jaipur Range for a period of over two-and-half years.Later, he served in the Central Bureau of Investigation, handling several sensitive cases and was awarded the Police medal for Meritorious Service on Republic Day-2016.Also, he served in the Border Security Force, receiving BSF Director General’s Disc five times.