Chandigarh : Police Commemoration Day is being observed since 1959, when a small contingent of Indian Police was attacked by the Chinese troops as a result, 10 Jawans were killed. The day is observed in all States and Union Territory of India on 21st October and homage is paid to those valiant officers and men of Police forces and Paramilitary forces in the country, who laid down their lives, so that others could live. The names of Police Officers and men, who made the supreme sacrifice in the cause of duty, during the year, are read over at a Commemoration Parade.
Today, Commemoration Parade was held in Home Guards Ground near Police Station, Sector 17, Chandigarh, in the memory of these martyrs. Contingents of Chandigarh Police and Haryana Police participated in the parade and paid homage by reversing arms.
Sh. Alok Kumar, IPS, DIG, UT, Chandigarh, who was the chief Mourner, read over the names of 574 officers and Jawans, who lost their valuable lives in the cause of duty, during the last year in the country.
Sh. Alok Kumar, IPS, DIG, UT, Chandigarh, lauded the sacrifice of these martyrs, who lost their lives, while protecting the security and the integrity of the country and paid homage to these martyrs, by laying wreath on the memorial, which stands constructed in the lawns of police Station, Sector-17, Chandigarh. He was followed by other officers of Police and Paramilitary forces, serving as well as retired, in paying the homage.