Saluting bravehearts: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay pays homage to police personnel who laid down their lives while on duty, on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day, at the DGP’s office complex in Chennai on October 21, 2026. DGP Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal is also seen. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay distributed financial assistance amounting to a sum of ₹5.96 crore to families of police personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty.
Participating in the ‘Police Commemoration Day,’ which is observed every year on October 21, at the DGP office in R.K. Salai on Wednesday, he laid a floral wreath at the Police Memorial to the fallen police officials. Later the Chief Minister accepted a ceremonial salute from the police contingent and also planted a sapling in the premises.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay with DGP Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal at the Police Memorial in Chennai on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day on October 21, 2026 | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam
The day is being observed to honour the sacrifice of 10 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who laid down their lives during a surprise attack by Chinese forces in the Ladakh region in 1959, as well as to pay tributes to the police personnel of the State force.
A senior police official said, this year, financial assistance of ₹5.96 crore was provided to the families of six police personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty, as well as to the family of one police officer who is currently hospitalised.
Director General of Police (DGP) and Head of Police Force Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal and senior police officers participated.
Published - October 21, 2026 04:29 pm IST