The Desha Putra Sammanaya (දේශ පුත්ර සමිමානය, ''dēśa putra sammānaya'', "Son of the Country Award") is awarded to police officers in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
for sustaining serious injuries while facing terrorist attacks and on the line of duty. The medal is based on the
Desha Putra Sammanaya
The Desha Putra Sammanaya ( Sinhala: දේශ පුත්ර සම්මානය ''dēsha puthra sammānaya''; Son of the Nation Award) is a military decoration awarded as a wound medal to servicepersons of the Military of Sri Lanka, equi ...
issued by the
Sri Lankan armed forces
The Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka encompassing the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Navy, and the Sri Lanka Air Force; they are governed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Th ...
, however with a different ribbon.
See also
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Awards and decorations of the Sri Lanka Police
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Desha Putra Sammanaya
The Desha Putra Sammanaya ( Sinhala: දේශ පුත්ර සම්මානය ''dēsha puthra sammānaya''; Son of the Nation Award) is a military decoration awarded as a wound medal to servicepersons of the Military of Sri Lanka, equi ...
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