‘Can never forget sacrifice of our bravehearts’

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, October 21

On Police Commemoration Day, Haryana DGP PK Agrawal led serving and retired police officers in paying tributes to the police martyrs at the Police Memorial in Panchkula today.

Paying rich tributes to the martyrs, Agrawal said the supreme sacrifice made by our bravehearts for maintaining law and order and unity and integrity of the nation could never be forgotten.

The DGP said this year, Haryana Police constable Sandeep Kumar also sacrificed his life in the line of duty.

“The nation will always be grateful to these bravehearts. Their supreme sacrifice is an inspiration to everyone who proudly wears the khaki,” he said.

The DGP also paid tributes to those “karamveers” who lost their lives during the Covid pandemic.

Earlier, the DGP laid a wreath at the Police Memorial to honour the memory of the martyrs.

Apart from the DGP, senior police officers, including ADGP (Crime) OP Singh and ADGP (CID) Alok Mittal, also paid their respect to the martyrs.

Hailing the efforts of the state government, the DGP said a special ex gratia grant of Rs30 lakh was given to family members of the police personnel who die in the line of duty.

In addition, financial assistance of Rs65 lakh is also given to the next of kin of the deceased personnel under a special agreement of accidental death insurance cover.

Meanwhile, Commissioner of Police, Panchkula, Saurabh Singh read out the names of the martyrs from the state police and the Central Armed Police Forces to acknowledge the supreme sacrifices made by them.