Shillong, Oct 21: Meghalaya Police, along with central armed police forces, observed Police Commemoration Day across the state on Tuesday, paying tribute to police and security personnel who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
At the Police Headquarters in Shillong, Director General of Police (DGP) I. Nongrang, IPS, led the state-level observance by laying a wreath at the Police Memorial. Senior police officers, officials from the Home (Police) Department and family members of fallen personnel also laid wreaths and paid homage to the martyrs.
BSF pays tribute at Meghalaya headquarters
At the Border Security Force (BSF) Frontier Headquarters in Meghalaya, Inspector General O. P. Upadhyaya laid a wreath at the martyrs’ memorial on behalf of all ranks.
BSF personnel paid tribute to police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel across the country who laid down their lives while safeguarding national security.
Districts hold memorial services.
Commemorative ceremonies and tributes were also held at district police headquarters across Meghalaya.
In West Garo Hills, police personnel gathered at the Martyrs Memorial in Tura to honour the 154 police personnel from across the country who lost their lives in the line of duty over the past year.
In Eastern West Khasi Hills, a commemoration was held at the Superintendent of Police’s office in Mairang to remember fallen personnel, including Lt. Riphinstone L. Kynshi and Lt. Eldrin Lyngdoh.
In West Khasi Hills, the Superintendent of Police’s office in Nongstoin organised an inter-unit carrom board competition ahead of the observance in memory of (L) Constable Rel Deo Sangma.
Meanwhile, police personnel in West Jaintia Hills district held solemn remembrance proceedings in Jowai, honouring the courage, service and sacrifice of fallen personnel.
Police Commemoration Day is observed across India every year on October 21 to remember 10 policemen who were killed in an ambush by Chinese forces at Hot Springs in Ladakh in 1959.
The day honours police personnel who have died in the line of duty and reaffirms the commitment of law enforcement agencies to public safety and national security.
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