BY, Oct. 18 -- SAFDAR HAMID HASSAN SAMOON

India observes October 21st each year as Police Commemoration Dayto honor Police personnel who have laiddown their livesin the line of duty.Across the country, Police forces hold a commemoration parade or present a Guardof Honor at PoliceMemorials.A state/CAPF-wiselist of personnel whohavegiven the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty during the year is read out and awreath-layingceremonyisheld.

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This observance was first held to commemorate the heroism of PolicepersonnelkilledinactionagainstthePLAonOctober1959atHotSprings,Ladakh, a remote border post on the Sino-Indian frontier. In the past 63 years, theblood of more than 35000 Police heroes has mingled with the soil in every ...