The National Police Memorial in India commemorates
the 34,844 police personnel
From all of the central and state police forces in
India who have died in the line of duty since the nation’s Independence in
1947.
Located in New Delhi’s Chanakyapuri area, the 6.12 acres (2.48 hectares)
the memorial consists of a 30-foot (9.1-metre) tall and 238-tonne (234-long-ton;
262-short-ton) heavy black granite central sculpture, a museum, and a ‘Wall of
Valour’ bearing the names of all 34,844 police personnel who have died in the
line of duty. The underground museum is the first police museum of its
kind in India, and showcases over 2000 years of policing in the region,
since the time of Kautilya’s system of law and order in
310 BCE.
The are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder.[1][2] Their lawful powers include arrest and the use of force legitimized by the state via the monopoly on violence. The term is most commonly associated with the police forces of a sovereign state that are authorized to exercise the power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility. forces are often defined as being separate from the military and other organizations involved in the defense of the state against foreign aggressors; however, gendarmerie are military units charged with civil policing.[3] forces are usually public sector services, funded through taxes.
Law enforcement is only part of policing activity.[4] Policing has included an array of activities in different situations, but the predominant ones are concerned with the preservation of order.[5] In some societies, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, these developed within the context of maintaining the class system and the protection of private property.[6] forces have become ubiquitous in modern societies. Nevertheless, their role can be controversial, as they may be involved to varying degrees in corruption, police brutality and the enforcement of authoritarian rule.
A force may also be referred to as a department, service, constabulary, gendarmerie, crime prevention, protective services, law enforcement agency, civil guard, or civic guard. Members may be referred to as police officers, troopers, sheriffs, constables, rangers, peace officers or civic/civil guards. Ireland differs from other English-speaking countries by using the Irish language terms Garda (singular) and Gardaí (plural), for both the national police force and its members. The word police is the most universal and similar terms can be seen in many non-English speaking countries
The renovated and refurbished memorial and museum was inaugurated by
the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on 21 October 2018, which is also the
A force may also be referred to as a department, service, constabulary, gendarmerie, crime prevention, protective services, law enforcement agency, civil guard, or civic guard. Members may be referred to as police officers, troopers, sheriffs, constables, rangers, peace officers or civic/civil guards. Ireland differs from other English-speaking countries by using the Irish language terms Garda (singular) and Gardaí (plural), for both the national police force and its members. The word police is the most universal and similar terms can be seen in many non-English speaking coPolice Commemoration Day (Police Martyr’s Day) in India.ntries
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