Naresh Nandam Bapatla

Thedistrict police observed Police Martyrs Commemoration Day on Wednesday, by holding a memorial parade at Bapatla Town Police Station premises. District Collector Dr V Vinod Kumar and Superintendent of Police B Umamaheswar attended as chief guests.

Admin RI Shaik Mouluddin led the parade as commander and gave a guard of honour. Additional SP L Sudhakar read out the names of the martyrs. The officials, including the DSPs and RDO A Harikumar, placed flowers at the memorial and everyone observed two minutes of silence.

Collector Vinod Kumar said public trust is real strength of the police and asked everyone to support the families of the martyrs. SP Umamaheswar said police work is a duty and a sign of sacrifice. He recalled that ten CRPF personnel died at Hot Springs in Ladakh on October 21, 1959. He said 154 police personnel died on duty across India between September 1, 2025 and August 31, 2026. Twelve police personnel from Bapatla district died, and nine of them died in the past year.

He promised that the department will always stand by the martyrs’ families. Remembrance Week will be held from October 21 to 31 with competitions, health camps, blood donation camps and candlelight rallies.