Fatehgarh Sahib, October 16, 2018: To commemorate the supreme sacrifice of 16 Police martyrs belonging to the district, the district police is organizing special week long events to pay them tributes. A candle march was taken out in the memory of the martyrs; Alka Meena SSP along with all the police officials and personnel participated in the candle march and paid tributes to martyrs. A marathon race will held tomorrow and on 21st October a district level function will held at police lines, where the families of martyrs will be honoured.
Alka Meena SSP said that it is only Punjab Police, which had succeeded in curbing terrorism, where as in the history of World, where ever the terrorism has started it had not been wiped out completely. She said that Police has great proud on 693 Punjab Police families, who made sacrifices and of their families for the cause of Nation and brought laurels to the entire Punjab Police. She said that the brave Jawans and Officer of the State Police faced the terrorism with gallantry to save the lives and properties of the people. She said that it becomes our moral duty to extend all possible help to such families, who have lost their bread earner for our safety. She called upon the NGOs to come forward and give special respect to such families on public functions and should be ready to cater to their every need.
She said that district police and administration have issued strict instructions to all the staff and officials that the problems of these families must be sorted out on priority basis. She said that medical, educational and other facilities are being provided to these families from time to time.