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Haryana DGP Pays Tribute to Fallen Police Personnel on Commemoration Day
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News18•21-10-2026, 13:00
Haryana DGP Pays Tribute to Fallen Police Personnel on Commemoration Day
- •Haryana DGP Ajay Singhal paid floral tributes to police martyrs at a state-level ceremony in Panchkula Police Lines on Police Commemoration Day.
- •The DGP highlighted that 88 police personnel from Haryana have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty since the state's formation in 1966.
- •The police department plans to recruit around 15,000 personnel by March 2027 and another 13,000 between 2028 and 2030 to fill vacancies.
- •Overall crime in Haryana dropped by 9.35 per cent from January to September 2026 compared to the same period in the previous year.
- •Authorities continue targeting international gangster networks, successfully deporting or extraditing 28 gangsters from foreign countries since 2019.
Key Questions Answered
National Police Commemoration Day is observed in memory of 10 Central Reserve Police Force personnel who lost their lives in an ambush by Chinese troops in Ladakh’s Hot Spring area in 1959.
Since the formation of Haryana in 1966, a total of 88 police personnel of the state have laid down their lives while performing their duties.
The department plans to recruit approximately 15,000 personnel by March 2027 to fill vacancies, followed by an additional 13,000 recruitments between 2028 and 2030.
