The National Police Memorial (NPM) campus has a tiered landscape that can accommodate over 750 persons. It provides a panoramic view of the actual podium and ceremonial parade ground in front from various angles at the site. The newly constructed Wall of Valour at NPM, on which names of the martyrs are inscribed, stands as a silent acknowledgement of the bravery and sacrifice of Police personnel who have laid down their lives in the line of duty since Independence.
Significance
The Police Commemoration Day is observed in memory of 10 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel killed on October 20, 1959, in an ambush by Chinese troops in Ladakh’s Hot Spring area. On October 20 every year, we celebrate Police Commemoration Day across the country, but the event, which is organised at NPM, comes in the main highlights. The idea of establishing a National Police Memorial to commemorate the supreme sacrifice being made by hundreds of Policemen every year was suggested in the annual Conference of the DGsP/IGsP, and it was taken up with the Government. The setting up of the National Police Memorial in Delhi was approved by the MHA in 1992.
Highlights
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