The Indian Police Journal 1 of 133 The Indian Police Journal 2 of 133 3 of 133 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 4 of 133 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. Maheshwari, IPS DG, BPR&D Tft. at the Hot Springs in Ladakh, is a constant reminder to celebrate the great sacrifice of the personnel of CRPF and ITBF, Leh. It is a saga of bravery dating back to 21st of October 1959 which brought the Nation together on a higher pedestal of values, that are so imperative to keep the nation strong and safe. The memorial also emblematises the sacrifice which almost touches on the spiritual echelons, making our heroes the emissaries of Godliness. What makes the Police Forces unique is that its members take an oath to make the supreme sacrifice, on the altar of duty and remain committed accordingly, during the entire course of their service. As per the data released up to 31.08.2017, more than 34,000 police personnel have made this Supreme Sacrifice in service of the Nation. An average rate over a period of time may not be truly reflective of the incidence of attrition on this “One crowded hour count, however, in recent years the number of glorious life of those who have attained martyrdom has is worth an age without a name. been around 400-500 per annum. In an ” era of proxy war, where direct war across geographic boundaries has become a remote possibility, the challenges of policing, call for a calibrated and specialised response from police agencies. The low intensity conflict zones have also made it imperative to generate cogent counter responses. Despite ii 5 of 133 the best of capacity building, the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra initial ‘surprise-advantage’ with an Modi, in his address to all the Directors adversary still fetches casualties General at Guwahati in November from the fighting police forces. 2014 had raised two relevant issues. Armed war within the internal human First being, making the police forces terrain of the country necessitates SMART and second, extolling the an altogether different strategy. Thus dignity of our heroes who had made the gravity of the risk is not the nature the supreme sacrifice of laying down of the threat per se, but the lack of their lives. SMART police initiatives our capacity to tackle the same. It would not only mitigate the capacity is pertinent to raise this point here, deficits or make the forces more as real obeisance to the martyrs not competent to negotiate the risks, but only means to remember and glorify also generate positive synergy within National Police Memorial them and take on the responsibility our civil society by bringing them to look after their families, but also operationally as well as emotionally to effectively handle and curb the closer. Hence, our real homage to future risks in terms of our capacity our Martyrs would rightly culminate deficits. We must address this issue if we were to work with a sincere in a holistic manner. The leaders of consideration in these domains. the police forces have to proactively Further, Hon’ble PM had not only predict the policing challenges requested all the forces to document amidst the environmental dynamism the relevant details of our martyrs that has acquired geometrical but also to make these details progression, and accordingly build capacities in terms of the necessary Thus the gravity of the risk is tools, techniques and support not the nature of the threat systems and an effective supervisory per se, but the lack of our climate. capacity to tackle the same. It The opportunity cost of such is pertinent to raise this point sacrifices can never be evaluated as here, as real obeisance to the they have an enormous value in terms martyrs not only means to of our national security. However, remember and glorify them the sacrifices that could be avoided and take on the responsibility owing to better risk management call to look after their families, but for a deliberation as those martyred brave hearts could have otherwise also to effectively handle and contributed so much more in nation curb the future risks in terms of building. our capacity deficits. iii 6 of 133 available on the websites of various directions to achieve the desired forces. All the schools where Martyrs outcomes. had studied, too, were approached As we commemorate the 60th year of to place a photo and citation of the the course changing saga of supreme sacrifice of their alumni. Nominees sacrifice at Hot Springs, we need to of respective forces were asked to take a holistic view. It is a subject visit annually and hold a programme matter which needs to be delicately there. Such multipronged scheme handled with utmost sincerity and would definitely fetch the desired genuine concern. When a survey results. It not only would impress reveals that, majority of the nations, the students to tread a path of pride, during the World Wars did not face bravery and sacrifice but would devastation because of external also enthral the self-esteem of the aggression but due to their weak families of martyrs. internal security, then the underlining Hon’ble Home Minister, with the wisdom is to have, a relook, a sincere support of the MHA, has taken a step rethink on the type of policing that further to launch a website ‘Bharat is the need of the hour. If we cannot Ke Veer’, where the community can evolve a viable format of policing, also join hands with the Government then the sacrifice of our martyrs in looking after the families of our would stand eclipsed to that extent. martyrs in terms of financial support. However, we must remain proud of As on date, ‘not less than a crore the fact that the Nation adores its should be the financial assistance to Heroes who have made the supreme the family of a martyr’ is the motto. sacrifice. There is and will never be What is important is, not the amount any dearth of courageous men and of the financial aid extended but the women in uniform. spirit and the vision. In times to come We must also motivate our youth, it would grow further in terms of by instilling in them the right values. context as well as content. The nationwide launch of the However, it is felt that mere Student Police Cadet Programme by financial support would not be the Union Home Minister, with the enough. Domestic empowerment, support of the MHA, BPR&D and all skill generation, re-employment, the States would definitely provide a education of the next of kin etc. stable platform to realise our dreams still remain viable vectors yet to be of a strong Internal Security grid in effectively managed. Accordingly, the country with the best of synergy the forces have drawn conducive levels between People and the Police. plans and viable schemes in these A neo Police culture must emerge iv 7 of 133 with a service oriented and people friendly Police. We must break the A neo Police culture must self-created silos and unburden emerge with a service oriented ourselves of the legacies which make people friendly Police. We us redundant and out of context. The must break the self-created sacrifice of our martyrs has to be silos and unburden ourselves evenly matched with the sacrifice we of the legacies which make us can make as conscientious cops. And redundant and out of context. that would be the befitting tribute to The sacrifice of our martyrs our heroes - our Martyrs! has to be evenly matched with With these progressive perspectives the sacrifice we can make as and integrative emotionalities, the conscientious cops. And that epitome of bravery and sacrifice of would be the befitting tribute National Police Memorial Indian police forces has found new to our heroes - our Martyrs! grids traversing a very oscillating trajectory from Ladakh to New Delhi. The country’s capital town now stands adorned with the National Gujarat by Hon’ble Prime Minister Police Memorial at Chanakyapuri. In of India during DGP/IGP Conference its womb lies the intrinsic profiling 2018 under the Grace of the tallest of all the police organisations who memorial of the Iron Man of the dynamically nurture all their members Nation, the visionary and architect of to contribute their best in the service Indian Police, Sardar Patel.