Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday paid floral tributes to 264 police personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty in the past one year. These📖 comprise 202 from the constabulary and 62 officers,♛ an official said.
Shinde was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Deven𒉰dra Fadnavis, who holds the home portfolio, during the visit to t🙈he memorial in Naigaon in central Mumbai to mark 'Police Commemoration Day'.
On the occasion, a special guard of honour was given to the fallen heroes. The day is marked as 'Martyr's Day' in police units across the country to honour 10 police personnel who sacrificed their lives while valiantly fighting Chinese aggression in north eastern Ladakh in༺ 1959. \
(With PTI inputs)
