National Police Commemoration Day: Every year on 21 October, National Police Commemoration Day is commemorated to remember the police officers who breathed their last while carrying out their duty. This day is set aside to honour the brave police officers who sacrificed their lives while protecting the nation, as well as their families and the police department itself. Since that day, 21 October has been observed as National Police Commemoration Day in honour of the martyrs.
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National Police Commemoration Day 2022: Significance
Police Commemoration Day was established to recognise the sacrifice of the 10 police officers as well as all other police personnel who passed away in the line of duty. In order to further recognise the sacrifices made by brave police officers, it was decided to build the National Police Memorial (NPM) in Delhi in 1994.
Since 2012, the National Police Commemoration Day Parade has been held at the site of the Police Memorial in Chanakyapuri, Delhi.
National Police Commemoration Day 2022: Fact to know:
On October 15, 2018, the first national police museum in India was inaugurated in Delhi by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The Intelligence Bureau and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) are in charge of the museum.
