Police martyrs were remembered, memorial parades were held

Khammam Collector Divakara TS and Police Commissioner Sunil Dutt pay homage at Police Martyrs Memorial in Khammam on Wednesday. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

The police force plays a key role in maintaining internal security, ensuring public safety and maintaining law and order, said Khammam Collector Divakara TS

He was speaking at a police memorial day function at a police parade in Khammam on Wednesday.

The Collector along with Police Commissioner Sunil Dutt paid floral tributes at the Police Martyrs Memorial.

At the ceremony, the names of 155 police officers who gave their lives in the line of duty across the country during the year were read out.

Mr. Divakara said cybercrime, online fraud and other emerging forms of crime pose significant challenges to society.

He added that the Telangana Police has been at the forefront of using technology to fight such crimes.

In Karimnagar, Collector Chitra Mishra and Police Commissioner Gaush Alam and others paid tributes to the police martyrs at the memorial in police parades.

In Adilabad, Chief District and Sessions Judge K. Prabhakara Rao, Collector Rajarshi Shah and Superintendent of Police Akhil Mahajan laid wreaths at the police martyrs’ memorial.

Adilabad MP Godam Nagesh, MLA Payal Shankar and others attended the ceremony.

Memorial parades were also held elsewhere in North Telangana to honor the policemen who laid down their lives in the line of duty.

Published – 21 Oct 2026 19:04 IST