New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to the slain police personnel on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day at the National Police Memorial.
“We salute our police forces, their families and remember with pride those brave police personnel martyred in the line of duty today on Police Commemoration Day. Our police personnel perform their duties with utmost diligence. Their courage always motivates us,” Modi tweeted.
We salute our police forces, their families and remember with pride those brave police personnel martyred in the line of duty today on Police Commemoration Day.
Our police personnel perform their duties with utmost diligence. Their courage always motivates us. pic.twitter.com/x2UUje3fRB
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 21, 2019
Observed on October 21 every year, the Police Commemoration Day remembers the sacrifices of ten policemen who died in Chinese firing in 1959.
In another tweet, Modi said, “Last year, the National Police Memorial was dedicated to the nation. This Memorial is a place of inspiration and gratitude. It reminds us of the valour of our police forces. Do visit the National Police Memorial whenever possible.”
Last year, the National Police Memorial was dedicated to the nation. This Memorial is a place of inspiration and gratitude. It reminds us of the valour of our police forces.
Do visit the National Police Memorial whenever possible. pic.twitter.com/DMYFLvi0pB
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 21, 2019
Chinese troops opened fire and threw grenades at a party of 20 police personnel. Ten were killed in the incident, which left seven others injured, who were later taken as prisoners. Three weeks later, China returned the bodies of the ten personnel which were later cremated with full police honours at Hot Springs in North Eastern Ladakh. Police personnel had been responsible for manning the 2,500-mile long border of India with Tibet until the autumn of 1959.
