CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -A month later, the Chinese soldiers returned the bodies of the martyred Indian police officers. After this incident, in January 1960, a resolution was passed at the Annual Conference of Inspectors General of Police of States and Union Territories, recognising October 21st as the Police Commemoration Day.

Detailed explanation-2: -October 21st is celebrated every year as the Police Commemoration Day. The day marks the sacrifice of 10 CRPF men who lost their lives to a Chinese attack in 1959.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hot Spring It was the CRPF which bore the brunt of the first onslaught of the Chinese at Hot Springs (Ladakh) on October 21, 1959 when a small CRPF patrol was ambushed and overwhelmingly out numbered by the Chinese.

Detailed explanation-4: -There is no particular theme for Police Commemoration Day. The day simply celebrates and honors the lives and efforts of the police personnel who put their lives at risk for the safety of the nation. Police Day also commemorates the martyrdom of the 10 CRPF policemen in Ladakh in 1959.