566 securitymen killed on duty get their final salute
22 Oct 2012 8:05 AM IST
At least 566 personnel of railway, paramilitary and state police were killed on duty in the past one year in the country, an official said here Sunday. Delhi Police lost 19 people while Uttar Pradesh lost 133.
‘Nineteen [personnel] of Delhi Police were killed while serving their duty,’ said Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar during the commemoration day parade organised at Kingsway Camp here.
Neeraj Kumar was reading out the list of personnel killed during various operations or attacks on them in the country between Sep 1, 2011, and Aug 31, 2012.
Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 133 deaths of security personnel. Jharkhand was second in the list of casualties with 43, while Gujarat, Kerala, Rajasthan and Tripura witnessed one death each of their constabulary.
Punjab Police lost 29 securitymen, West Bengal 28, Chhattisgarh 24 and Odhisha 18. In Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, 10 securitymen each were killed during the period.
Manipur mourned the loss of nine personnel while Meghalaya that of eight police personnel.
Karnataka and Uttarakhand suffered five deaths each of their policemen, Maharashtra and Nagaland four each while Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu three each.
‘Nineteen [personnel] of Delhi Police were killed while serving their duty,’ said Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar during the commemoration day parade organised at Kingsway Camp here.
Neeraj Kumar was reading out the list of personnel killed during various operations or attacks on them in the country between Sep 1, 2011, and Aug 31, 2012.
Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 133 deaths of security personnel. Jharkhand was second in the list of casualties with 43, while Gujarat, Kerala, Rajasthan and Tripura witnessed one death each of their constabulary.
Punjab Police lost 29 securitymen, West Bengal 28, Chhattisgarh 24 and Odhisha 18. In Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, 10 securitymen each were killed during the period.
Manipur mourned the loss of nine personnel while Meghalaya that of eight police personnel.
Karnataka and Uttarakhand suffered five deaths each of their policemen, Maharashtra and Nagaland four each while Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu three each.
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