CM attended Police Commemoration Day

Dalim Phukan.
Hills Live News, Guwahati, October 21: Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday paid solemn tribute to police personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty while attending the Assam Police Commemoration Day programme at the 10th Assam Police Battalion campus in Kahilipara, Guwahati.
Police Commemoration Day is observed across the country on October 21 every year to honour police personnel who sacrificed their lives while safeguarding the nation, protecting citizens and their property, and maintaining law and order.
Addressing the programme, the Chief Minister said that 154 police personnel across the country had lost their lives in the line of duty between September 1, 2025, and August 31, 2026. During the same period, Assam Police also lost six personnel.
Dr. Sarma paid heartfelt tributes to the six Assam Police personnel who made the supreme sacrifice during the period. They were Sub-Inspectors Dulu Moni Medhi, Satyendra Malakar and Nabajit Das; Havildar Jiten Chandra Bora; and Lance Naiks Sevak Dutta and Amiya Sonowal.
The Chief Minister further stated that Assam Police had lost more than 900 officers and personnel in the line of duty since Independence. He described the occasion as a solemn reminder of the courage, dedication and sacrifice of police personnel who had served the nation.
Dr. Sarma also conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families of the police personnel who lost their lives while performing their duties.
The programme was attended by in-charge Chief Secretary Ajay Tewari, Director General of Police Harmeet Singh and several other senior officials.