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Kakinada Collector, SP Pay Tributes to Police Martyrs

Kakinada, Oct 21 (UNI) District Collector M N Harendhira Prasad and Superintendent of Police Garikipati Bindu Madhav paid tributes to police personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty at a Police Commemoration Day parade held here on Wednesday.
The Collector and the SP laid floral wreaths at the martyrs' memorial and recalled the services and sacrifices of police personnel in protecting lives and property.
Addressing the gathering as chief guest, Harendhira Prasad said the sacrifices made by police martyrs while discharging their duties would be remembered for generations.
He said their commitment to safeguarding the public reflected the highest sense of duty.
SP Bindu Madhav said it was the responsibility of everyone to remember police personnel who laid down their lives while protecting people and their property.
Their sacrifices would remain an inspiration to police personnel and future generations, he said.
The commemoration parade was commanded by Reserve Inspector Narasimhamurty. Later, Additional SP (Administration) Dr Mahanti Kishore Kumar read out the roll of honour listing police personnel who died in the line of duty.
He said 154 police personnel of various ranks had lost their lives across the country, including one from Andhra Pradesh.
The Collector and the SP later interacted with the families of police martyrs and distributed fruits and cash assistance to them.
They assured the families of continued support from the police department, with priority given to their welfare.
JNTUK Vice-Chancellor Prof CSRK Prasad, Government General Hospital Superintendent Dr Lavanya Kumari, Special Branch DSP KVV Satyanarayana, Peddapuram DSP ABG Tilak, AR DSP VG Sriharirao and Welfare Reserve Inspector K Venkatarao were among those who attended the programme.
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