Mini-marathon organised in memory of police martyrs

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 24

In order to mark the Police Commemoration Day and pay tributes to the police martyrs, a mini-marathon was organised by the police in which police officials, NCC cadets, sportsmen and residents took part.

The marathon was flagged of by Assistant Commissioner of Police Gurinderpal Singh Sidhu. The marathon passed through Custom Chowk, Novelty Chowk, Lawrence Road and ended at the Police Lines. Before the marathon, NCC cadets and police brass band and pipe band performed on patriotic songs. The participants said they were feeling proud to pay homage to the martyrs who laid down their lives in the line of duty.

ACP Sidhu said from September 2020 to August 2021, as many as 377 cops and jawans and officials of the paramilitary forces had laid down their lives in the line of duty, including two cops of the Punjab Police.

He said Police Commemoration Day is celebrated all over the country to pay tributes to those who laid down their lives in line of duty in state police and paramilitary forces. The day was celebrated following the martyrdom of 10 CRPF jawans on October 21, 1959 in Ladakh while patrolling at India-China border. He said the Amritsar police also made supreme sacrifices during the days of terrorism in the state.

Besides ACP, members of SWAT teams, traffic police, Saanjh Kendra and line officer and students of Government Senior Secondary School, Chheharta, also participated.