NFR Observes Police Commemoration Day with Solemn Reverence at Maligaon

 

Guwahati, 21st October: Police Commemoration Day 2025 was observed with solemnity and reverence by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N. F. Railway at Reserve Line, Maligaon, on 21st October 2025. The ceremony was held to honour and pay tribute to the brave police personnel, including members of RPF and RPSF, who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty while protecting the lives and property of citizens. Senior officers, RPF/RPSF personnel, and staff from N. F. Railway (NFR) Headquarters and the Greater Guwahati area attended the event in ceremonial attire and offered heartfelt homage to the martyrs.

According to an official statement given by Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer, the Police Commemoration Day Parade began at 07:20 hrs followed by the arrival of senior officers. Shri Paramshiv, Principal Chief Security Commissioner (PCSC)/NFR, was present on the occasion and received the General Salute. The names of the martyrs were read out by the PCSC/NFR, and a wreath-laying ceremony was held to honour their supreme sacrifice. The band played the “Slow March” as the PCSC/NFR laid the wreath at the memorial, and the parade observed a two-minute silence in memory of the departed souls.

The solemn observance also included the Last Post, Shok Shastra, and the unfurling of the RPF flag, followed by its lowering to half-mast as a mark of respect. The flag was later raised to full mast after the completion of the silence. Police Commemoration Day is observed every year on 21st October across the country to remember and honour the brave police personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of the nation.