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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday laid a wreath at the National Police Memorial in New Delhi on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day. It was on this day in 1959 that 10 valiant policemen laid down their lives in an ambush laid by heavily armed Chinese troops at Hot Springs, Ladakh.

In his address, the Defence Minister paid glowing tributes to the fallen heroes, expressing gratitude to the police and paramilitary forces for their service to the nation. He described the armed forces and police forces as pillars of national security, stating that while the former protects the country and its geographical integrity, the latter safeguards society and social integrity.

“The military and police function on different platforms, but their mission is the same – to protect

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