Commissioner of Police Kuldeep Singh Chahal and Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal today paid floral tributes to the martyrs belonging to Police and Para Military Forces, here at Police Lines on the Police Commemoration Day. While speaking on the occasion, the Commissioner of Police Kuldeep Singh Chahal exhorted people to fight the anti-national forces jointly. He stated that it is only because of the great sacrifices of our martyrs that we all are living in a peaceful environment and communal harmony. He added that is why, we can never forget the sacrifices of our martyrs.
They were also accompanied District & Sessions Judge Harpreet Kaur Randhawa, former DGP DR Bhatti,Gurdashan Singh, besides several others. A contingent of police led by ACP Roopdeep Kaur gave salute to the martyrs and officials and dignitaries present on the occasion observed two minutes silence to pay tributes to the martyrs.
List comprising names of officials and Jawans of police and para military forces who sacrificed their lives during the past one year was also read out by ACP (Headquarters) Ravinder Singh Dhillon. While narrating the historical importance of Police Commemoration Day Parade, Chahal mentioned that it is observed by the police of all the states and the Para military forces throughout the country to pay tributes to the jawans of CRPF, who attained martyrdom on October 21, 1959 at Hot Springs (Ladakh) during an assault by the Chinese Army.
He told that the Police Commemoration Day is observed to salute the martyrdom of all the martyrs belonging to Police as well as Para Military Forces, who have sacrificed their lives for maintaining the unity and integrity of the country every year. The Commissioner of Police said that during the dark days of terrorism, a total of 117 police personnel of Ludhiana police laid down their lives while combating terrorism.
He assured that Punjab Police is standing rock solid with their families, which are residing in Ludhiana. Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal also lauded the sacrifices made by the Punjab Police in combating militancy in Punjab as well as combating internal disturbances in other states for maintaining peace and communal harmony.
Later, both Commissioner of Police and Deputy Commissioner also distributed blankets among the families of martyrs and also assured fulsome support in redressing their grievances. Prominent among those present on the occasion included all Joint CP’s, DCP’s, ADCP’s, ACP's, SHO's, Police Personnel, besides several others.
Floral tributes were also paid to the martyrs at the memorial constricted in the Police Lines, here.