Mangaluru: Second additional district and sessions judge Jagadeesh VN urged the police department to address the needs of the families of police martyrs and personnel injured in the line of duty.
DCP (law and order) Sam Varghese read out the names of 154 police personnel from across the country, who attained martyrdom in the period between Sept 2025 and Aug 2026.
Countless officers have made the ultimate sacrifice, and many others have sustained injuries in the line of duty,” the judge said. The judge, IGP (Western Range) Chetan R, city police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, SP Arun K and Mangauru City Corporation (MCC) commissioner Rahul Ratnam Pandey laid wreaths at the memorial. “While security forces safeguard the nation from border incursions and external threats, police personnel work tirelessly to ensure internal security. He insisted that the families of police martyrs need to be supported. “Celebrating Martyrs’ Day alone will not serve the purpose. The police department should take initiatives to fulfil various demands of the families of martyrs and those policemen who were injured in the line of duty,” he added. The list of martyrs included Inspector Panchayya Veerayya Salimath, ASI Basavaraj ML and head constables Beeralinga, AM Salamantappa and Ismail from Karnataka. A ceremonial salute was accorded to the martyrs as the police flag was lowered and subsequently raised back to the top of the flagpole. A guard of honour was accorded to the district judge.
He spoke at the Police Martyrs’ Day programme organised jointly by Mangaluru City police, Dakshina Kannada district police, 7th battalion of Karnataka State Reserve Police Force and the Special Action Force at the District Armed Reserve premises in Mangaluru on Wednesday.