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{{Short description|Indian memorial}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox military memorial
| name = National Police Memorial
| country = India
| use_dates = 1947 to present
| image = The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing the gathering at the dedication ceremony of the National Police Memorial to the Nation, on the occasion of the Police Commemoration Day, at Chanakyapuri, New Delhi (1).JPG
| location = Kautilya Marg, Diplomatic Enclave, [[Chanakyapuri]], [[New Delhi]]
| unveiled = 21 October 2018
| coordinates = {{coord|28.60447|77.193626|display=inline,title}}
|designer=Advaita Gadanayak (central sculpture)}}
[[File:Wall of Valour National Police Memorial New Delhi India.jpg|thumb|250x250px|One section of the Wall of Valour at the National Police Memorial and Museum.]]
The '''National Police Memorial''' in [[India]] commemorates the 34,844 police personnel from all of the central and state police forces in India who have died in the line of duty since the nation's [[Independence Day (India)|Independence]] in 1947.<ref name=":4" /> Located in New Delhi's [[Chanakyapuri]] area, the {{Convert|6.12|acre|ha|lk=on|abbr=off}} memorial consists of a {{Convert|30|ft|m|lk=on|abbr=off|adj=on}} tall and {{Convert|238|tonne|ton|lk=on|abbr=off|adj=on}} heavy black granite central sculpture, a museum and a 'Wall of Valour' bearing the names of all 34,844 police personnel who have died in the line of duty.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/on-national-police-commemoration-day-pm-modi-inaugurates-memorial-for-the-khaki-forces-5411166/|title=On National Police Commemoration Day, PM Modi inaugurates memorial for the khaki forces|date=21 October 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=22 October 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022193447/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/on-national-police-commemoration-day-pm-modi-inaugurates-memorial-for-the-khaki-forces-5411166/|archive-date=22 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/grateful-nation-pays-tributes-pm-narendra-modi-inaugurates-police-memorial-museum-1935084|title="Grateful Nation Pays Tribute": PM Inaugurates Police Memorial, Museum|work=NDTV.com|access-date=22 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022153254/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/grateful-nation-pays-tributes-pm-narendra-modi-inaugurates-police-memorial-museum-1935084|archive-date=22 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/police-commemoration-day-2018-narendra-modi-inaugurates-national-police-memorial-pays-tribute-to-jawans-5417321.html|title=Police Commemoration Day 2018: Narendra Modi inaugurates National Police Memorial, pays tribute to jawans - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=22 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022154913/https://www.firstpost.com/india/police-commemoration-day-2018-narendra-modi-inaugurates-national-police-memorial-pays-tribute-to-jawans-5417321.html|archive-date=22 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The underground museum is the first police museum of its kind in India, and showcases over 2000 years of policing in the region, since the time of [[Kautilya]]'s system of law and order in 310 BCE.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/first-police-museum-an-ode-to-fallen-heroes-2000-yrs-of-policing/articleshow/66308080.cms|title=First police museum: An ode to fallen heroes, 2,000 years of policing|work=The Times of India|access-date=22 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022132900/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/first-police-museum-an-ode-to-fallen-heroes-2000-yrs-of-policing/articleshow/66308080.cms|archive-date=22 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

The renovated and refurbished memorial and museum was inaugurated by the [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister]], Narendra Modi, on 21 October 2018, which is also the Police Commemoration Day (Police [[Martyrs' Day (India)|Martyr's Day]]) in India.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/pm-inaugurates-revamped-national-police-memorial/article25282181.ece|title=PM inaugurates revamped National Police Memorial|date=22 October 2018|work=The Hindu|access-date=22 October 2018|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":3" />

== Historical background ==
The National Police Memorial commemorates the police personnel whose lives were lost in the fight against terrorism, militancy and insurgency in states such as [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Assam]], [[Nagaland]], [[Manipur]], [[Mizoram]] and [[red corridor]]-affected regions in India. The memorial also commemorates the large number of police lives which were lost in prevention of crime and in maintenance of law and order.<ref name=":4">''Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs'' - [http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=184278 PM to dedicate to the nation the National Police Memorial tomorrow.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022153136/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=184278 |date=22 October 2018 }} 20 October 2018 17:59 IST. Government of India.</ref>

The memorial was first conceptualised in 1984,<ref name=":2" /> but the plan to have a National Police Memorial was only first proposed when [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] was the prime minister.<ref name=":2" /> The [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|home minister]] at the time, [[L. K. Advani]], laid the foundation stone.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-narendra-modi-unveils-national-police-memorial-in-new-delhi/story-UJME9xTFSkhnohFCWXS2FL.html|title=PM Narendra Modi unveils National Police Memorial in New Delhi|date=22 October 2018|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=22 October 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022071327/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-narendra-modi-unveils-national-police-memorial-in-new-delhi/story-UJME9xTFSkhnohFCWXS2FL.html|archive-date=22 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The earlier memorial was a {{Convert|150|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=on}} structure of steel. But it was dismantled in 2008 on the order of the [[Delhi High Court]] as it violated environmental norms.<ref name=":2" />

'''<big>Old versions of the memorial:</big>'''<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
File:All India Police Memorial 2005.jpg|The structure pictured was brought down in 2008 for violating environmental regulations in the area
File:The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh laying wreath at the Police Memorial, on the occasion of the Police Commemoration Day Parade, in New Delhi on October 21, 2016.jpg|The Union Home Minister [[Rajnath Singh]] laying wreath at the Police Memorial, on the occasion of the Police Commemoration Day Parade, in New Delhi on 21 October 2016
File:The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju laying wreath at the Police Memorial, on the occasion of the Police Commemoration Day Parade, in New Delhi on October 21, 2014.jpg|The Minister of State for Home Affairs, [[Kiren Rijiju]] laying wreath at the Police Memorial, on the occasion of the Police Commemoration Day Parade, in New Delhi on 21 October 2014
File:Kapil Sibal laying wreath at the Police Memorial, on the occasion of the Police Commemoration Day Parade, in New Delhi on October 21, 2012.jpg|[[Kapil Sibal]] laying a wreath at the Police Memorial, on the occasion of the Police Commemoration Day Parade, in New Delhi on 21 October 2012
</gallery>

== Structures ==

=== Memorial ===
[[File:National Police Memorial New Delhi India.jpg|thumb|The central structure at the National Police Memorial]]
The central sculpture is a {{Convert|30|ft|m|0|abbr=on|adj=on}} [[monolith]] made of a slab of granite weighing 238 tonnes. The weight and colour "symbolise the gravitas and solemnity of the supreme sacrifice". At the base of the structure, a {{Convert|60|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=on}} river represents the continuous self-service of the police personnel in carrying out their duties.<ref name=":4" /> The central memorial sculpture has been designed by Advaita Gadanayak of the [[National Gallery of Modern Art]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-to-unveil-national-police-memorial-today/article25274635.ece|title=PM to unveil National Police Memorial today|date=20 October 2018|work=The Hindu|access-date=27 October 2018|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

=== Wall of Valour ===
Designed as part of the overall design scheme by architect Uday Bhat the names of all the 34,844 personnel who died in the line of duty from 1947 to present day are engraved on the granite, including 424 who died in 2018.<ref name=":4" />
[[File:National Police Memorial New Delhi 07.jpg|alt=|thumb|One section of the Wall of Valour]]

== National Police Museum ==
[[File:National Police Memorial and Museum in Delhi 05.jpg|thumb|Statues of National Police Memorial]]
The '''National Police Memorial Museum''' is the first of its kind in India. The museum is underground and consists of five galleries over 1600 square meters. There are sections dedicated for various central and state police forces in India including [[Central Industrial Security Force]], [[Special Protection Group]], [[National Security Guard]], [[Railway Protection Force]], [[Bureau of Civil Aviation Security]], [[Central Reserve Police Force]] and [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]].<ref name=":1" /> Police forces from all 28 states and 8 Union territories are presented, including special mention for women squads, police bands and animal squads (camel, dog and pigeon post). The role of police research organisations have also been mentioned such as the [[Bureau of Police Research and Development]], the [[National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science]] and the [[National Technical Research Organisation]].<ref name=":1" />

{{Multiple image
| align = center
| direction =
| width = 220
| image1 = National Police Museum New Delhi India.jpg
| caption1 = One exhibit at the National Police Memorial and Museum. The [[Railway Protection Force]] on the near right is one of the various police forces represented.
}}

The martyrdom and stories section includes [[Akshardham Temple attack|Operation Vajra Shakti]] (2002), [[Operation Puttur]] (2013), the killing of [[Veerappan]] (2004), and the death of [[Vandana Malik]] (1989) - the first female [[Indian Police Service]] officer killed in the line of duty, and various other stories.<ref name=":1" />

== See also ==
* [[Amar Jawan Jyoti]] in New Delhi
* [[India Gate]] in New Delhi
* [[National Military Memorial]] in Bengaluru
* [[National War Memorial Southern Command]] in Pune
* [[Kargil Vijay Diwas]]
* [[Vijay Diwas (India)]]
* [[Victory day of Bangladesh|Bijoy Dibos]]

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== References ==
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[[Category:Law enforcement memorials]]
[[Category:Museums in Delhi]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Delhi]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in New Delhi]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Delhi]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in Delhi]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2018]]
[[Category:Law enforcement in India]]

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