Home Minister Amit Shah pays tribute at National Police Memorial
Shah placed a wreath at the memorial before taking a tour of the National Police Museum.
Shah placed a wreath at the memorial before taking a tour of the National Police Museum.
It was President Kovind's first visit to the National Police Memorial that was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 21 2018 on the occasion of the Police Commemoration Day
The venue for the meeting is a 'tent-city' set up near the 182-metre tall Statue of Unity dedicated to country's first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The memorial, erected on 6.12 acres of land in city's Chanakyapuri area, is built in the memory of 34,844 police personnel who have laid down their lives in the line of duty since 1947, with 424 losing their lives this year.
The 30-ft monolith erected on 6.12 acres in Chanakyapuri represents all state and union territories' police forces as well as central police organisations of the country.
A large stone engraved in a raised platform has been erected at the memorial few years back at the same location.
