Vijay honours police martyrs, hands over Rs 5.96 crore insurance orders

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay paid tribute to police martyrs on Police Commemoration Day, handing over Rs 5.96 crore in insurance compensation for seven families. Six personnel died on duty, while one remains in a coma, officials said Wednesday

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday paid rich tributes to police martyrs and lauded their supreme sacrifices in maintaining peace and law and order.

The Chief Minister laid a wreath at the Police Memorial here on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day.

He received the police guard of honour and planted a sapling on the Police Headquarters campus, according to officials.

During the ceremony, the Chief Minister handed over personal accident insurance sanction orders totalling Rs 5.96 crore to the families of seven police personnel under the Tamil Nadu government’s Salary Package Scheme. The amount included compensation for the families of six personnel who died in the line of duty and one who is currently in a coma, an official release said.

As many as 154 police personnel and officers across India, including six from the Tamil Nadu Police, died in the line of duty this year, the release said.

The event was attended by Principal Secretary of the Home, Prohibition and Excise Department A Karthik, DGP Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police A Amalraj, and other senior government and police officials, retired officers, and family members of the deceased personnel.

Later, the Chief Minister took to social media to pay homage to the 10 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who laid down their lives while defending the nation at the Ladakh border in 1959.

In his message, he commended the dedication of the police force, noting that officers serve with courage and vigilance while confronting multiple challenges, including natural disasters, accidents, crime, and threats to public safety.

The Chief Minister also urged the public to pay tribute to the immortal martyrs and celebrate the noble, round-the-clock service of the police department, which serves as a shield for the nation.

In neighbouring Puducherry, Chief Minister N Rangasamy, Home Minister A Namassivayam, Government Whip A K D Arumugham and DGP Shalini Singh paid homage at the Police Memorial.