Bagashwar: Today, on the occasion of “Police Memorial Day”, Honorable Chief Minister Mr. Pushkar Singh Dhami, Mr. Ashok Kumar IPS, DGP and other dignitaries and senior police officers present paid tribute to the martyred policemen by offering floral tributes at the Martyr Memorial located at Dehradun Police Lines. On this occasion, the Honorable Chief Minister also made important announcements for the welfare of Uttarakhand Police Force. In case of untimely death of police personnel during service, an amount of Rs.2 crore will be given to the Police Martyrs Welfare Fund to provide immediate financial assistance of Rs.1 lakh to the dependent family.
Free annual health checkup of non-gazetted police employees will be conducted. In the next three years, a provision of Rs.100 crore will be made for housing of police personnel. Obstacles related to recruitment of dependents of deceased in the police department will be removed. Why Police Memorial Day is celebrated – It was October 21, 1959, when three officers of the patrolling party of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) were taken into custody by Chinese soldiers on the Indo-Tibetan border near the hot spring of Ladakh.
The next day, when CRPF teams went in search of them, the Chinese soldiers who were already ambushed opened fire on them. CRPF jawans also gave a befitting reply to that attack, but in that sudden attack, 10 CRPF jawans were martyred and seven other jawans were injured. From that day onwards, every year the whole of India remembers the martyrdom of those 10 brave CRPF jawans. October 21 is celebrated as Police Memorial Day to pay tribute to the martyred police personnel who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
