Bengaluru, Oct 21: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday paid rich homage to police martyrs and reiterated his government’s commitment towards the welfare of policemen and their families. As many as 370 policemen and soldiers who laid down their lives while on duty in last one year. As many as 12 policemen from the state had sacrificed their lives while serving.
Speaking after laying the wreath at KSRP grounds at Koramangala to mark the police commemoration day, the CM said: "The government is committed to the welfare of policemen and their families as cops are constantly on duty, before and after untoward incidents. In the last two years, the government has redressed pay disparity grievance of the policemen, besides providing housing facilities to them. The government has provided canteen facility and promoted a large number of lower rung staff," he said.
The CM said that a permanent venue would be allotted to organise the police commemoration day celebrations from next year. "The government has also decided to construct a stadium for sporting activities for the policemen," he said.
He stressed the need to use latest technology for prevention and detection of crimes. "The trend of using latest technology to commit crimes is on the rise. It will be difficult to prevent such crimes if the policemen fail to use technology. Cops should concentrate on tackling organised crimes and bust rackets," he said. The chief minister requested the media to cooperate with the investigating agencies.
"Media wants to report instant developments, follow-ups and alerts. Probe agencies refuse to share investigation details as it affects the probe. Media houses should understand this difficulty and cooperate with the police," he said. Home Minster R Ramalinga Reddy, DG&IGP RK Dutta, ADGP (KSRP) Bhaskar Rao and other senior officers were present.
What is Police Commemoration Day?
Observed on October 21 every year, the Police Commemoration Day remembers the sacrifices of ten policemen who died in Chinese firing in 1959.
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.
Since independence, 34,418 police personnel have lost their lives while protecting the country. In the past one year, from September 2016 to August 2017, 383 police personnel had died.
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