Police Commemoration Day 2025: Rajnath Singh lays wreath at National Police Memorial
On Police Commemoration Day, 21 October 2025, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh laid a wreath at the National Police Memorial in New Delhi, honouring the 10 policemen killed by Chinese troops at Hot Springs, Ladakh, in 1959.
Summary
On 21 October 2025, Police Commemoration Day, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh laid a wreath at the National Police Memorial in New Delhi. The day marks 21 October 1959, when 10 policemen were killed in an ambush by heavily armed Chinese troops at Hot Springs, Ladakh. He said the armed forces protect the country's geographical integrity while the police safeguard social integrity, and expressed confidence that Naxalism will end by March next year. He noted that the government set up the National Police Memorial in 2018. A joint parade of CAPFs and Delhi Police was held; Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan also paid tribute.
Key facts
- Date
- 21 Oct (observed 21 Oct 2025)
- Origin
- 21 Oct 1959 — 10 policemen killed by Chinese troops at Hot Springs, Ladakh
- Venue
- National Police Memorial, New Delhi
- Memorial set up
- 2018
- Naxalism
- Expected to end by March 2026 (Raksha Mantri)
- Parade
- Joint parade of CAPFs and Delhi Police
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Police Commemoration Day on 21 October marks the sacrifice of policemen in an ambush by Chinese troops in which year?
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Correct answer: B — 1959
PIB: it was on 21 October 1959 that 10 policemen laid down their lives in an ambush by heavily armed Chinese troops at Hot Springs, Ladakh.
The ambush commemorated on Police Commemoration Day took place at which location?
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Correct answer: D — Hot Springs, Ladakh
PIB: the 10 policemen were killed in an ambush laid by Chinese troops at Hot Springs, Ladakh, in 1959.
Consider the following statements about Police Commemoration Day 2025: 1. Ten policemen were killed in the 1959 ambush that the day commemorates. 2. The National Police Memorial in New Delhi was established in 2018. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. PIB: 10 policemen died in the Hot Springs ambush of 21 October 1959; the Raksha Mantri said the government established the National Police Memorial in 2018.