Top cop recalls role of police martyrs

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, October 21

Police Commemoration Day was observed in Jalandhar where Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora addressed the gathering and recalled the stellar role of the Punjab Police in preserving the hard-earned peace of the state, besides safeguarding the unity and integrity of the country.

He said it was a matter of pride for the Punjab Police that from 1981 to 2017, 2,719 police officers/officials of the state police had sacrificed their lives for maintaining peace and integrity of the country.

Arora said the supreme sacrifice of these martyrs would always inspire the younger generation of police officials to sacrifice their lives at the altar of the motherland.

The DGP also hailed the decision of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to restore the special family pension of the officers martyred during operations against the terrorism.

He said their families would get the full pension, along with the facility of a red card.

Arora said the Punjab Police would always remain indebted to its illustrious heroes who brought laurels to the police force through their gallantry deeds. Later, the DGP paid floral tributes to the martyrs.

Martyrs’ kin honoured

Nawanshahr: The Nawanshahr police observed the Police Commemoration Day parade at ITI grounds here to pay floral tributes to martyrs of the police and paramilitary forces. The parade was led by SSP Deepak Hilori.

“As many as 27 police jawans and officials of Nawanshahr had laid down their lives while fighting against militancy and contributed towards restoring peace, harmony and law and order in the state,” said the SSP.

Family members of the martyrs were honoured on the occasion.

He said the Police Commemoration Day had been observed every year to assure dependents of the martyrs that the Police Department and society would not only remain indebted to the sacrifices made by the police martyrs but would also stand by them firmly.

The SSP also heard the grievances of the dependents and asked the officials concerned to solve their problems on a priority basis.

Narrating the historical importance of Police Commemoration Day parade, Hilori said the parade was observed by police personnel and the paramilitary forces throughout the country to pay tributes to jawans of the CRPF, who attained martyrdom on October 21, 1959, at Hot Springs (Laddakh) during an assault by the Chinese Army. He also took a pledge to follow the path shown by the martyrs to maintain the unity and integration of the country.

Nawanshahr DSP Mukhtyar Rai read out the list of 414 officials and jawans of the police and paramilitary forces, who sacrificed their lives during the past one year.

Deputy Commissioner Vinay Bublani also paid floral tributes to the martyrs.

District police officials including SP (D) Balraj Singh, DSP Kailash Chander, retired police and army officers and members of the families of police martyrs hailing from the district were also present to remember the great heroes of the nation.

A contingent of police, led by Balachaur DSP and former Indian Hockey Capt Rajpal Singh Hundal, saluted the martyrs. Officials and dignitaries also observed two-minute silence to pay tributes to the martyrs.

The families of police martyrs Inspector Harjit Singh, SI Giyan Chand, SI Hardyal Singh, SI Prem Chand, ASI Avtar Singh, ASI Ram Sarup, ASI Parkash Chand, HC Karam Chand, HC Parveen Kumar, HC Baldev Singh, constable Jaspal Singh, C-2 Husan Lal, constables Jasvir Singh, Kewal Singh, Kewal Krishan, Jagdish Singh, Sada Ram, Roshan Lal, Paramjit Singh, Gurdawar Ram and Ramji Dass, Punjab Home Guard jawans Ajit Singh, Sushil Kumar, Avtar Singh, Dhyan Singh and Amarjit Singh were honoured.