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Mizoram Police remembers 54 personnel killed in line of duty

Aizawl, Oct 21 (UNI) Mizoram Police on Wednesday paid tribute to its 54 personnel who have died in the line of duty since 1966, as the state joined the rest of the country in observing Police Commemoration Day.
The annual commemoration parade and wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Martyrs Memorial at the 1st Battalion Mizoram Armed Police (MAP) headquarters in Aizawl at 7 am. Director General of Police Sharad Agarwal, senior police officers and representatives of other security agencies paid homage to the fallen personnel.
The day also honoured 154 police personnel from across the country who laid down their lives in the line of duty between September 1, 2025, and August 31, 2026. Mizoram Police reported no casualties among its personnel during the same period.
Police Commemoration Day is observed every year on October 21 in memory of 10 personnel of the 3rd Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) who were killed in an ambush by Chinese forces at Hot Springs in Ladakh on October 21, 1959.
The police party, led by Deputy Central Intelligence Officer Karam Singh, was patrolling the border at an altitude of 15,000 to 16,000 feet when it came under attack. Ten personnel were killed, while seven others were injured and captured.
The annual conference of Inspectors General of Police of states and union territories in 1960 resolved to observe October 21 as Police Commemoration Day.
Mizoram Police held commemorative parades at the state capital, district headquarters and battalion headquarters to honour police personnel who sacrificed their lives in the service of society and the security of the nation. The names of personnel who died in the line of duty across the country are read out on the occasion as a mark of respect.
Meanwhile, an eight-member Mizoram Police motorcycle rally team is set to join the Ekta Parade 2026 at Kevadia in Gujarat on October 31. The team was flagged off from the Police Headquarters in Aizawl by DGP Sharad Agarwal on October 6.
At the national level, Police Commemoration Day was observed at the National Police Memorial in New Delhi on Wednesday, with the union Home Minister attending as chief guest. The Director of the Intelligence Bureau read out the names of police personnel who died in the line of duty over the past year. A joint parade of Central Armed Police Forces and Delhi Police was also held.
The union Home Minister also flagged off a motorcycle rally from the memorial to join the Ekta Parade at Kevadia on October 31. UNI XC CDS
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