Special Issue of Indian Police Journal on "Police Martyrdom"

The Indian Police Journal The Indian Police Journal The Indian Police Journal Nov - Dec, 2018 Editorial Board Contents Dr. A.P. Maheshwari, IPS 1. From the Chairman, Editorial Board ii DG, BPR&D Chairman 2. From the Director’s Desk vi Shri Sheel Vardhan Singh, IPS 3. Indian Police : The Sentinels of Peace vii Addl. Director, Intelligence Bureau 4. Prime Minister dedicates National Police Memorial to the Nation 2 Spl. Editor 5. Towards a More Secure Nation 6 Shri V.H. Deshmukh, IPS 6. Hot Springs: Saga of Heroism 14 ADG, BPR&D Member 7. The Story of Hot Springs 20 Shri Manoj Yadava, IPS 8. Honouring Our Martyrs : More than Cenotaphs are Needed 34 Addl. Director, Intelligence Bureau 9. A Pilgrimage to the Home of Brave 44 Member 10. Police Martyrs : A Statistical Study 50 Dr. Nirmal Kumar Azad, IPS IG (SPD), BPR&D 11. Life of Policemen 58 Member 12. Police Martyrdom: Through the Decades 62 Shri Sumit Chaturvedi, IPS 13. National Police Memorial Complex 74 Dy. Director Intelligence Bureau 14. A Memorial in Stone 76 Member 15. The Making of the Monument 86 Shri S.K. Upadhyay DIG (SPD) BPR&D 16. The National Police Museum : A Dream Come True 96 Member 17. Making the Last Man Stakeholder 102 Shri R.N. Meena Editor, BPR&D 18. From the Archives 106 From the Chairman, Editorial Board From a Policeman’s Heart Society which honours its heroes produces more heroes! he Martyr’s Memorial standing, proud and strong, at an altitude of 16000 Dr. A.P. 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Such multipronged scheme handled with utmost sincerity and ZRXOG GHʐQLWHO\ IHWFK WKH GHVLUHG JHQXLQH FRQFHUQ :KHQ D VXUYH\ UHVXOWV ,W QRW RQO\ ZRXOG LPSUHVV UHYHDOVWKDWPDMRULW\RIWKHQDWLRQV the students to tread a path of pride, during the World Wars did not face EUDYHU\ DQG VDFULʐFH EXW ZRXOG GHYDVWDWLRQ EHFDXVH RI H[WHUQDO DOVR HQWKUDO WKH VHOIHVWHHP RI WKH aggression but due to their weak families of martyrs. internal security, then the underlining Hon’ble Home Minister, with the ZLVGRPLVWRKDYHDUHORRNDVLQFHUH VXSSRUWRIWKH0+$KDVWDNHQDVWHS rethink on the type of policing that IXUWKHU WR ODXQFK D ZHEVLWH Ş%KDUDW LVWKHQHHGRIWKHKRXU,IZHFDQQRW Ke Veer’, where the community can HYROYH D YLDEOH IRUPDW RI SROLFLQJ DOVRMRLQKDQGVZLWKWKH*RYHUQPHQW WKHQ WKH VDFULʐFH RI RXU PDUW\UV in looking after the families of our would stand eclipsed to that extent. PDUW\UVLQWHUPVRIʐQDQFLDOVXSSRUW +RZHYHU ZH PXVW UHPDLQ SURXG RI $V RQ GDWH ŞQRW OHVV WKDQ D FURUH the fact that the Nation adores its VKRXOGEHWKHʐQDQFLDODVVLVWDQFHWR +HURHVZKRKDYHPDGHWKHVXSUHPH the family of a martyr’ is the motto. VDFULʐFH 7KHUH LV DQG ZLOO QHYHU EH What is important is, not the amount any dearth of courageous men and RIWKHʐQDQFLDODLGH[WHQGHGEXWWKH women in uniform. VSLULWDQGWKHYLVLRQ,QWLPHVWRFRPH :H PXVW DOVR PRWLYDWH RXU \RXWK it would grow further in terms of E\LQVWLOOLQJLQWKHPWKHULJKWYDOXHV context as well as content. 7KH QDWLRQZLGH ODXQFK RI WKH +RZHYHU LW LV IHOW WKDW PHUH 6WXGHQW 3ROLFH &DGHW 3URJUDPPH E\ ʐQDQFLDO VXSSRUW ZRXOG QRW EH the Union Home Minister, with the enough. 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JULGV WUDYHUVLQJ D YHU\ RVFLOODWLQJ trajectory from Ladakh to New Delhi. 7KH FRXQWU\şV FDSLWDO WRZQ QRZ stands adorned with the National *XMDUDW E\ +RQşEOH 3ULPH 0LQLVWHU 3ROLFH 0HPRULDO DW &KDQDN\DSXUL ,Q RI ,QGLD GXULQJ '*3,*3 &RQIHUHQFH LWV ZRPE OLHV WKH LQWULQVLF SURʐOLQJ XQGHUWKH*UDFHRIWKHWDOOHVW of all the police organisations who PHPRULDO RI WKH ,URQ 0DQ RI WKH dynamically nurture all their members 1DWLRQWKHYLVLRQDU\DQGDUFKLWHFWRI WRFRQWULEXWHWKHLUEHVWLQWKHVHUYLFH ,QGLDQ3ROLFH6DUGDU3DWHO of the Nation and gracefully earn 7KRVH ZKR KDYH ODLG GRZQ WKHLU WKHLUWLWOHDVŞ6HQWLQHOVRI3HDFHş OLYHV IRU WKH 1DWLRQ KDYH QRW RQO\ 7KLV VSHFLDO LVVXH RI ,3- IURP WKH left eternal imprints on the timelines %35 'PDUNVDQHZOHDILQWKHDQQDOV EXW KDYH DOVR OHIW EHKLQG RQ XV DQ RI,QGLDQ3ROLFHHPEUDFLQJWKLVJUHDW onerous duty to draw a road map that PLOHVWRQH 7KLV GRFXPHQW ZRXOG can further enrich our destiny. EH IRUPDOO\ UHOHDVHG DW .HYDGL\D LQ Salute to our Martyrs. Dr. A P. Maheshwari v From the Director’s Desk 7KH1DWLRQDO3ROLFH0HPRULDOV\PEROL]HVWKHYDORXUDQGVSLULWRIVDFULʐFH

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