Mangaluru, Oct 21: The sacrifices of policemen in the line of duty were marked with solemnity at the Police Commemoration Day held here on Friday morning.
A floral tribute was paid by district police officials for nearly 473 policemen who lost their lives over the past year, and the police flag was lowered as a silent prayer was held at the City Reserve Police grounds.
After receiving guard of honour K S Bilagi, principal district and sessions court judge, and Dr KG Jagadeesha, deputy commissioner led the floral tribute ceremony along with M Chandra Sekhar, Commissioner of Mangaluru City Police and Bhushan Gulabrao Borase, SP of Dakshina Kannada. Later all names of all the 473 martyrs were read out.
The day marks the ambush by Chinese forces of a police team patrolling in Ladakh in 1959. Though armed only with rifles, ten policemen were killed and nine captured by the Chinese troops; since then, the day marks the sacrifices of the men in khakhi.
Calling it a moral duty to honour policemen, who often maintain law and order with little regard for their personal safety, Mr Bilagi, said, “Not only must we salute policemen for their work, we must also ensure they get monetary support and other benefits even after their retirement.”
He said that people should always be indebted to police as the latter play crucial role in maintaining law and order that are necessary for leading a peaceful life.
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