Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay paid floral tributes at the Police Memorial on the occasion of Police Martyrs’ Day and handed over orders sanctioning insurance benefits totalling ₹5.96 crore to the families of police personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty.
Police Martyrs’ Day is observed every year on October 21 to commemorate the supreme sacrifice of 10 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who were killed in a surprise attack by Chinese troops in the Hot Springs area in 1959. The day also honours the sacrifices of police personnel in Tamil Nadu who laid down their lives while performing their duties.
On Wednesday (October 21, 2026), Chief Minister Vijay participated in the Police Martyrs’ Day programme held at the Police Headquarters complex in Chennai. He laid a wreath at the Police Memorial and paid homage to the personnel who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.
Following the floral tribute, the Chief Minister received the police parade salute and planted a sapling on the premises.
The Chief Minister also handed over orders sanctioning personal accident insurance benefits totalling ₹5.96 crore to the families of seven police personnel under the Tamil Nadu Government’s Salary Package Scheme.
The beneficiaries included the families of six police personnel who died while on duty and one police personnel who is in a coma.
This year, a total of 154 police personnel and officers across India, including six from the Tamil Nadu Police, have laid down their lives in the line of duty. Their sacrifices deserve the highest honour and recognition, the statement said.
Senior officials present at the event included A. Karthik, IAS, Principal Secretary to the Home, Prohibition and Excise Department; Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, IPS, Director General of Police; and A. Amalraj, IPS, Additional Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police.
Senior officials from the Police Department and the government, retired police officers, and family members of police personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty also attended the programme.
Issued by: Director, Department of Information and Public Relations, Chennai-9.
