GUWAHATI: The Assam Police observed the Police Commemoration Day today, honouring the courageous individuals from the State Police, Central Armed Police Force, and Central Police Agencies who made the ultimate sacrifice while on duty between September 1, 2022, and August 31, 2023.
Governor of Assam Gulab Chand Kataria graced the occasion and paid homage in presence of the Chief Secretary of Assam Paban Kumar Barthakur, Director General of Police G.P. Singh, Senior officials of the Department of Home and senior police officers and personnel.
At the commencement of the event, DGP Singh, elucidated the significance of Police Commemoration Day and offered heartfelt tributes to the martyrs who laid down their lives for the nation.
He recounted the historical event of October 21, 1959 when ten brave Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel valiantly fought and made supreme sacrifice against a Chinese troop attack in Ladakh. Since that day, Police Commemoration Day is observed every year on October 21 across the nation.
During the ceremony, the names of 188 heroic martyrs from across the country were solemnly acknowledged, including Assam's own heroes, HC Dhiren Daimary and Havildar Nila Kanta Gogoi. The Police Commemoration Day parade witnessed police personnel paying their respects to these brave martyrs through a ceremonial gun fire.
