Patiala, October 21:
DIG Mandeep Singh Sidhu, today, said that Punjab Police was fully capable of responding to anti-national forces and no body would be allowed to disrupt peace and unity of the nation. DIG Sidhu was paying homage to the martyrs of the police and paramilitary forces at the premises of Patiala Police Line on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day Parade.
“The sacrifices of these great martyrs will always be a source of inspiration for us,” said, Sidhu by adding that we have faced terrorism nearly a decade, due to these conspiracies, and we have lost a total of 1784 police personnel and their family members including 157 martyrs from Patiala range during the war against terrorism,” he added. He said that due to their great sacrifices, peace prevailed in Punjab today.
DIG Sidhu said that the day is commemorated in the holy memory of the 10 great martyrs of CRPF who were killed by the Chinese Army at Hot Spring, Ladakh on October 21, 1959 during their duty of patrolling along the border.
SSP Dr Nanak Singh while saluting the families of the martyrs, said that it was due to the sacrifices of these great martyrs that peace had been restored and we cannot repay the value of the grief of these families.
Meanwhile, DIG Mandeep Singh Sidhu, SSP Dr Nanak Singh, along with present and former police officers including the families of the martyrs, laid wreaths at the memorial of the martyrs. A police contingent led by DSP DDr Manoj Gorsi saluted the martyrs with mourning salute following a two-minute silence.
DSP (H) Neha Aggarwal read out the names of all the police and paramilitary officers and jawans who lost their lives across the country during the last year. Later, DIG and SSP honoured the families of martyrs and also listened to the grievances of the families.
