The 58th Police Commemoration Day was observed across the State on Saturday while the main function was held here at the State Police Headquarters, where DGP Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma paid rich tributes to the policemen who were martyred while performing their duties this year (September 2016 to August 2017) after taking salute of an impressive parade.
Sources said altogether 383 police and security personnel across the country from different State police forces as well as Central Paramilitary and Central Police organizations laid down their lives while performing their duties. Out of these, 383 police martyrs, nine were from Odisha.
DGP Sharma placed wreaths at the police memorial and paid homage to the nine martyrs of the State The Police Commemoration Day is observed every year on October 21 to commemorate the police personnel, who were martyred in Hot Springs in north-eastern ladakh in 1959. The day commemorates the sacrifices of ten policemen while defending our border with China. During those days, Indian police personnel were responsible for manning the border of India.