Police Commemoration Day: officials of Eluru, Krishna, West Godavari districts pay tributes to martyrs

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IGP G.V.G. Ashok Kumar, Collector K. Vetriselvi presenting mementos to family members of police martyrs during Police Commemoration Day at Eluru on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Officials of the Police and Revenue departments recalled the sacrifices of police martyrs and paid floral tributes to those who laid down their lives while discharging their duties.

Eluru Range Inspector General of Police (IGP) G.V.G. Ashok Kumar, Collector K. Vetriselvi, Superintendent of Police K. Pratap Shiva Kishore, trainee IPS Sravan Kumar Reddy and other officers paid tributes to the slain police officers during the Police Commemoration Day-2026, in Eluru on Wednesday.

Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Vetriselvi expressed condolences to the family members of the police martyrs and assured them of all possible help from the government.

The IGP said that instructions have been given to the SPs to relieve the officers, who were suffering from chronic diseases, from bandobust duties, and take measures to conduct regular medical check-ups for them.

Mr. Kishore said many police officers, from the rank of IPS to constable, sacrificed their lives in protecting the public and recalled their services, and said the Police department was taking steps for the welfare of police martyrs.

Krishna District Collector D.K. Balaji, Superintendent of Police V. Vidyasagar Naidu, Additional SP V.V. Naidu and other police officers paid tributes at the Martyrs Pylon at Machilipatnam on Wednesday. Mr. Balaji said the police were rendering services round-the-clock to check the anti-social elements and asked the public to help the police in maintaining law and order.

The SP asked the police officers to work with dedication and honesty and keep up the reputation of the department in the public. Officers of various cadres paid tributes to the police martyrs on the occasion.

Superintendent of Police of West Godavari district, Adnan Nayeem Asmi, and the district’s Joint Collector K.R. Kalpasri paid tributes to the police martyrs at the District Police Office at Gollalakoderu village, near Bhimavaram on Wednesday. The SP said 154 police personnel died on duty in the country last year and conveyed condolences to bereaved families.

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