By
Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 21st October:- On the occasion of Commemoration a Commemoration Parade was
organized at the Ground of Police Station, Sector-17 Chandigarh
in memory of the martyred companions. Every year, 21st
October is the day of remembrance
of the martyred
companions who laid
down their lives during obligation of their duties.
On this occasion, two-minute silence was held to salute the memory of Comrades
who sacrificed their lives. Central Police Organizations
and State Police celebrate this day
in the form of Martyrdom Day.
Tajender Singh Luthra, Director General of
Police, UT, Chandigarh along with other police officers paid homage to their departed comrades at the Martyrs Memorial Site. Last year from 1st September 2016 to August
2017 total 383 Police Officers and Police Personnel from paramilitary
police forces and police organizations have
set exemplary example
before their colleagues by sacrificing their lives during duty. This year
the number of officers and jawans
who laid down their lives Andhra Pradesh (05), Arunachal Pradesh (02), Assam (01), Bihar (12),
Chattisgarh (23), Delhi (13), Gujarat (02), J & K (42), Jharkhand (02), Karnataka
(12), Madhya Pardesh (03), Maharastra (01), Manipur (03), Meghalaya (02), Orissa
(09), Rajasthan (01), Tamil Nadu (02), Uttrakhand (07), Uttar Pradesh (76),
West Bengal (16); BSF (54), CISF (13), CRPF (49), Civil Defence F.S. & H.C.
(06), ITBP (11), NCB (01), NDRF (02), SSB (02), NIA (02), RPF (09) during
duty.
The history of commemoration day traces back
to October 21, 1959, when a police party of the
Indian police force was deployed to defend
national frontiers in the Ladakh region. The same
was attacked by Chinese
troops hidden by forming ambush in hills and 10 CRPF jawans were
killed. Since then, this day is celebrated as
Martyrdom Day at Central Police
Organizations and Police Forces in
remembrance of countless sacrifice of martyr companions.
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