Ten policemen in the State had died while discharging duty over the past one year, said DGP MA Ganapathy after he paid tribute to the martyred policemen on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day on Friday. He added that the number of policemen and those working in the central forces being martyred while executing duties across the country was 471.
After paying tribute to the martyrs, DGP Ganapathy read out the names of the policemen who died while executing duties. They are- Praveen Kumar, Basant Singh Bora, Rupkishor, Ajay Prakash, Ajay Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Rajendra Singh Rawat, Dhan Singh Chauhan, Anant Kumar and Pankaj Chauhan.
He said that the constable Praveen Kumar, deputed at Pauri district, died after he slipped into the river at Ramkund Crossing. His body was later traced in Vyasi river in Tehri. Pankaj Chauhan, a constable deputed at Chomali, died when a big stone fell on him from the hills when he was dousing forest fire. Along with NDRF personnel, local police from Chamoli, including Pankaj Chauhan, were pressed into the service to conduct rescue and relief operation in view of the forest fire engulfing Karnprayag Road, 500 metres away from the district police headquarters.
Constable Anant Kumar, part of a STF team, died while he was shot at by wild life poachers while he was engaged in anti-smuggling operation in Uttarkashi district.
SDRF platoon commandant Rup Kishor died due to cardic arrest while he was condcuting rescue and relief opeation at Chadhriya .