‘Police martyrs' sacrifices must inspire every cop’

Metro India News | Hyderabad 

Cyberabad Commissioner of Police Dr. M. Ramesh paid tributes to police martyrs on Police Commemoration Day at the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate on Wednesday, calling upon police personnel to uphold the values of courage, discipline and dedication.

After receiving the ceremonial guard of honour, the CP laid floral tributes at the Martyrs’ Memorial and recalled the sacrifices of police personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty. He urged officers and staff to rededicate themselves to public service and called upon citizens to cooperate with the police in maintaining peace and security.

Dr. Ramesh also recalled the sacrifice of 10 CRPF personnel who died fighting Chinese troops at Hot Springs in Ladakh on October 21, 1959. He expressed condolences to the families of police martyrs and assured continued support to them. Besides, he paid homage to approximately 154 police personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty across the country during the year.

The CP felicitated the families of martyrs Faheemuddin, K. Hanmanth Reddy and T. Eshwar Rao. The gathering observed two minutes of silence, while DCP Sanjeev read out the Roll of Honour. As part of the programme, Cyberabad Police organized a blood donation camp that collected 160 units of blood. Of these, 87 units were handed over to the Red Cross Society and 73 units to the NTR Trust. 

The programme was attended by Admin DCP Annapurna, Kukatpally DCP Rithiraj, Crimes DCP Pushpa, Serilingampally DCP Chintamaneni Srinivas, Quthbullapur DCP Kotireddy, Women and Children Safety Wing DCP Srujana, CAR Headquarters DCP Sanjeev, other senior officers, Headquarters personnel, Law and Order Inspectors, traffic personnel, Reserve Inspectors and other police staff.