On October 21, the sacrifices of ten CRPF employees who lost their lives while working will be commemorated. On October 21, 1959, ten Indian police officers were killed in an attack by Chinese troops in the Hot Springs region near Ladakh after an altercation between the troops.
This incident began on October 20, 1959, when the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was in charge of the 2,600 mile border between India and Tibet. Three units from the CRPF’s 3rd Battalion were sent on separate patrols to a site known as Hot Springs to monitor the Indo-China border in northeast Ladakh. However, one of the three contingents, consisting of two police officers and a doorman, did not return.
On October 21, a new contingent consisting of all available personnel led by DCIO Karam Singh was mobilized to search for the lost troop. As they approached a hill in Ladakh, the Chinese army opened fire on the Indian soldiers. Seven Indian police officers were captured by the Chinese and ten of them were killed while on duty. It was almost a month later, on November 28, 1959, that Chinese troops handed over the bodies of the tortured police officers to India.
Following a resolution passed at the Annual Conference of Inspectors General of the Police of States and Union Territories in January 1960, October 21 is now recognized as Police Remembrance Day or Martyr’s Day. Since 2012, a parade has been held every year on October 21 at the Police Memorial in Chanakyapuri, Delhi.
On October 15, 2018, the first National Police Museum in India was inaugurated in Delhi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Intelligence Service and the Central Armed Police (CAPF) are in charge of the museum.
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