National Police Memorial inaugurated by PM

The National Police Memorial was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Sunday, October 21. The memorial is placed at Chanakyapuri in the heart of Delhi to recognize the sacrifice made by nearly 35,000 police personnel who were killed in the field saving the nation since Independence. A 30-foot granite pillar which weighs around 238 tones is installed and the stones to construct the pillar were sourced from Khammam in Telengana. Advaita Gadanayak of the National Gallery of Modern Art has conceptualized the sculpture. The memorial will also have a ‘Wall of Valour’, where the names of police personnel will be engraved, including those who were killed the 1965 India-Pak war, the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks of 2008 and the 2001 Parliament attack. Prime Minister Modi will also be unveiling the country’s first national police museum shortly.