Behind the uniform that stands at every crossing, market and checkpoint is a risk most citizens never see. In the year from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, 154 police personnel across the country gave their lives in the line of duty. Three of them belonged to the Delhi Police.
The figure was shared at the Police Commemoration Day Parade held on Wednesday at the Parade Ground, New Police Lines, Kingsway Camp. The Delhi Police organised the event to pay tribute to those who died while serving their forces during this period.
The ceremony began in a solemn mood. The Martyrs' Book was brought on parade in a slow march. The guard presented Salami Shastra and all officers saluted the book, which was then placed on the podium. Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar read out the names of the martyrs. These included the three Delhi Police personnel and those from various state and central police organisations.
Among the states, Bihar lost the most personnel with 12, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir with nine each. Assam, Chhattisgarh, TN and UP lost six each.
Karnataka, Rajasthan and West Bengal lost five each. Haryana and Telangana lost four each, and Jharkhand lost three. Gujarat, Maharashtra and Punjab lost two each. Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur and Uttarakhand lost one each.
Among central forces, the Border Security Force recorded the highest number at 25. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police lost nine personnel, and the Railway Protection Force lost eight. The Assam Rifles lost six, the Sashastra Seema Bal five and the Central Industrial Security Force four. The CRPF lost two. Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards together lost one. The Delhi Police lost three.
The three Delhi Police personnel died in road accidents. Assistant Sub-Inspector Ashok Kumar, posted at Mohan Garden police station in Dwarka district, died on December 24, 2025. He met with an accident while returning after finishing his GRAP-IV duty. He was rushed to RTR Hospital, where the doctor declared him brought dead.
Constable Sandeep Dahiya died on August 5, 2026. He had gone with a team to Jaipur on an official assignment. While returning on the Mumbai-Delhi Expressway, the govt vehicle he was driving met with an accident within the jurisdiction of Police Post Jaisinghpur in Nuh, Haryana.
He was taken to Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College in Nalhar, Nuh, where he was declared dead.
Constable Mohar Singh Meena died on January 15, 2026.
He had travelled to Alwar in Rajasthan on government duty. He suffered fatal injuries when the bus he was travelling in met with an accident on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.
After the ceremony, the Martyrs' Book was taken from the dais to the memorial in a slow march. The Commissioner laid a wreath at the memorial. Former Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi also paid her respects, along with former Police Commissioners TR Kakkar, RS Gupta, Neeraj Kumar, SN Shrivastava, Rakesh Asthana and Sanjay Arora. Serving and retired Delhi Police officers and personnel also laid wreaths.