Observation of Police Commemoration Day in Salem Division, Southern Railway

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Salem Division, Southern Railway, has observed the Police Commemoration Day today in the Salem Division Office Premises. Sri Shubhranshu, Divisional Railway Manager, Salem, participated in the Commemoration Day and paid homage to the Martyrs, in the presence of Sri V. Govindarajan, Asst. Security Commissioner, RPF.  Sri Shubhranshu read out the names of martyrs from the Shahid Pustak (Martyrs Record Book), 9 from RPF and other police personnel, who laid down their lives while in service, in the past year (from 21.10.2014 to 20.10.2015), and paid rich tributes to them.  He mentioned that by remembering the martyrs, we remind our duties to ourselves. Later, he laid a wreath on the Martyrs Memorial, along with Sri Ma. Vignavelu, Sr. Divisional Engineer, Co-Ordination, Salem Division.

The Police Commemoration Day is observed by Police forces all over India, as a tribute to the sacrifice of 10 CRPF personnel who laid down their lives fighting against the Chinese Aggression, at Hotspring, Ladakh (J&K), on 21st October, 1959.