Erode district collector S Kandasamy led Police Commemoration Day events by laying a wreath at the memorial in Anakkalpalayam on Wednesday.
The Collector paid homage at the event to police personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty.
On October 21, 1959, 10 Central Reserve Police personnel were killed in a surprise attack by Chinese troops at Hot Springs near Ladakh along the Indian border.
In their memory the day is observed annually as Police Commemoration Day across India.
In Namakkal, Collector L. Madhubalan and Superintendent of Police Yadav Girish Ashok paid floral tributes at the police memorial at the Armed Reserve grounds to mark Police Commemoration Day.
They laid wreaths at the memorial, followed by a moment of silence in memory of the deceased personnel.
A 72-gun salute was also given as a mark of respect.The Collector also met and consoled the family of Praveen, a police constable attached to the Paramathi Velur police station, who died in an accident on April 9 while travelling for election duty at Kothamangalam near Jaderpalayam.
Additional Superintendents of Police Vijayraghavan (Cyber Crime) and Balasubramanian (Prohibition Enforcement), Deputy Superintendents of Police and other police personnel participated in the event. Police personnel also took a pledge.
