69 Bn CRPF celebrates Raising Day
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 07 2024:
The 69 Battalion CRPF celebrated its 43rd Raising Anniversary at the battalion's Mantripukhri headquarters on Wednesday with commandant Bajrang Lal attending the commemorative function as the chief guest.
As a part of the event, the chief guest, along officers and personnel, paid floral tributes to the martyrs at Unit's Saheed Smarak, followed by commandant Bajrang Lal recalling the past glory and pride of the unit in serving the nation with devotion and loyalty in his address to officers and jawans as well as invitees (NOK/wards of Saheed and families of the unit personnel).
During his speech, second-in-command Gobardhan Sethi thanked all the invitees and participants for making the raising anniversary ceremony a grand success.
According to a release, the 69 Bn CCRPF is being stationed at the present location since March, 2009, adding that 24-brave officers and personnel of the unit sacrificed their lives in the line of duty for the nation.
To mark the raising day celebration, a week-long inter-company sports competitions were held at Mantripukhri while battalion's cultural team performed to make the occasion more special.