Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday paid floral tributes at the martyrs’ memorial here to mark the Police Commemoration Day and said their sacrifice continues to inspire people to uphold courage and integrity.
He laid a wreath at the memorial located at the police headquarters at Naigaon in Mumbai. Police Commemoration Day is observed on October 21 every year. This day is observed as Martyr’s Day in all police forces of the country in the memory of 10 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who were killed on this day in 1959 in an ambush by Chinese troops in Ladakh’s Hot Spring area. Fadnavis in a post on X said, “On Police Comm-emoration Day, we bow in gratitude to the brave officers who laid down their lives in the line of duty. Their sacrifice continues to inspire us to uphold courage and integrity.”
Deputy Guardian Minister for Mumbai Suburban District Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Maharashtra Director General of Police Rashmi Shukla, Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, consuls and representatives of various countries, senior police officials and invitees were also present on the wreath laying ceremony.
In his address at the ceremony, Fadnavis also paid homage to 191 police personnel, including 34 officers and 157 constables, who made the supreme sacrifice for the nation over the past year.
The names of the personnel were read out, followed by a ceremonial salute accompanied by the police band and a three-volley gun salute. Uniformed officers and jawans also paid their respects.
The chief minister later interacted with the families of the deceased personnel; senior police officials and guests present at the ceremony.