The order was issued over two years after the government changed the name of ‘Sher-i-Kashmir’ Police Medal to J&K Police Medal.
The order to replace Sheikh Abdullah’s picture embossed on the medal with the national emblem was issued by J&K’s Principal Secretary, Home Department R K Goyal.
In January 2020, the J&K had changed the nomenclature of police medal for gallantry and police medal for meritorious service by removing the word ‘Sher-i-Kashmir’.