STATE TIMES NEWS
ANANTNAG: The Indian Reserve Police (IRP) 11th Battalion honoured our martyred heroes by hosting the Police Martyrs Memorial Volleyball Tournament at the District Police Lines (DPL) in Anantnag.
The tournament, featuring four local and four police teams, kicked off with a inaugural ceremony graced by the Commanding Officer (CO) of the Battalion, Sandeep Mehta, SSP.
Eight teams including the local sports clubs viz. Harnag Club, Spartan Anantnag, Bittu Army Anantnag, Bijbehra Club and one from District Police Anantnag and rest three from IRP 11th Bn Anantnag are participating in the event.
A galaxy of eminent personalities, including A.R Ahanger, sports person; Abdul Ahad Shah (Vice-President Volleyball Association of J&K), civilians and police officers/officials including the family members of police martyrs attended the ceremony and witnessed the matches. The local sports persons participated with a lot of enthusiasm.
The tournament will be held on knock out basis and the final match will be played on November 25.
While addressing the gathering, Sandeep Mehta highlighted the sacrifices of the police martyrs and paid glowing tributes to them. He stressed the participants to maintain the physical standards and participate in the event with full zeal on the mantra “Healthy mind stays in healthy body”.
He also emphasized that health plays an important role in the overall personality of a human being and stressed that parents should encourage their wards, particularly the youth to participate in outdoor sports activities so that their energy is channelised in a positive direction. The volleyball tournament not only fosters a sense of unity within the police community but also provides an opportunity for local teams to engage in friendly competition, strengthening the bond between law enforcement agencies and the community, he said.
Lastly, Commandant IRP-11th Bn. wished the very best to the all the participants/organizing committee of the tournament and declared the event open.
