Amit Shah Presented President's Colour to Goa Police

Key facts

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the President's Colour to the Goa Police on September 7, 2026, in Panaji, honouring over eight decades of service.
• The President's Colour recognised the Goa Police's professional excellence, discipline, courage and dedication, and its role in safeguarding the state's coastline, tourists and internal security.
• Amit Shah paid tribute to police personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty, including Balaram Shinde, Abhishek Sher, Shailesh Gaonkar and Vishwas B. Deykar.
• The Goa Police introduced an AI-based call agent for the national cybercrime helpline 1930, initially supporting Konkani, Marathi and Hindi, with plans for all Eighth Schedule languages.
• The Goa Police reduced its emergency response time under the 112 helpline from 18 minutes to eight minutes, with nearly 20,000 calls receiving prompt assistance.
• The Goa Police's conviction rate rose from 23 per cent to 53 per cent in one year, and it ranked first nationally for several months in implementing the new criminal laws.