CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Abhishek Mishra. Explanation: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) is being celebrated on 9 April every year, as a tribute to the brave men of the Force.

Detailed explanation-2: -Valour Day is celebrated each year to commemorate the saga of exemplary valour, unparalleled courage and phenomenal fortitude displayed by barely 2 companies of CRPF on 9th April, 1965 at Sardar Post in Rann of Kuchh, Gujarat, against a full fledged brigade attack perpetrated by Pakistan Army.

Detailed explanation-3: -#CRPFRaisingDay.” The CRPF was raised on July 27 in 1939 as Crown Representative’s Police before a change in its nomenclature after Independence. The force is the country’s largest central police force and plays a critical role in counter-insurgency measures.

Detailed explanation-4: -Theme 2022: ‘A world without barriers’.

Detailed explanation-5: -Valour Day:- Brief History:- On April 9th, 1965 a small contingent of 2nd Bn CRPF, successfully fought and repulsed an attack by a Pakistani Brigade on Sardar Post in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, eliminating 34 Pakistani soldiers and capturing 4 alive.