STATE TIMES NEWS
UDHAMPUR: Taking lead of three sets, the volleyball team of Ramban Volleyball Club defeated Samba Volleyball Club by 25-15, 25-20 and 15-10 in the final of Fourth Police Martyrs Memorial State Level Volleyball Tournament held at Mini Stadium, here on Monday.
The tournament was organised by Udhampur- Reasi range Police under Civic Action Programme of Jammu and Kashmir Police.
Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone, Danesh Rana was the Chief Guest while District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary was the Guest of Honour on the occasion.
IGP Jammu complimented the organisers for the successful conduct of the tournament. He said that sports activities have helped the youth to channelise their energy in a positive way.
Paying tributes to the supreme sacrifices of Police Martyrs, he said that such tournaments are being organised to remember the supreme scarifies of the police martyrs.
Remembering the sacrifices of police martyrs, DDC Udhampur said that district administration is going to develop a park along National Highway to pay tribute to Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan of Udhampur who recently sacrificed his life for the nation. He assured all possible help from the district administration to develop sports infrastructure and activities in the district.
Earlier, in his welcome address, DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, Surinder Gupta said that the teams exhibited their sports talent with a sense of sportsmanship. He hoped that such tournament s would go a long way in attracting the youth towards games and also prove a step forward to strengthen the police- public relations.
The Chief Guest along with other dignitaries distributed cash prizes and trophies amounting to Rs. 20,000, Rs 15,000 and Rs. 10,000 to 1st, 2nd and 3rd winning teams respectively. Besides, man of the match was given a prize of Rs. 2,000 and gifts were also given to the families of police martyrs on the occasion.
Advocate Swatantra Dev Kotwal and Ajit Singh acted as commentators while Manik Sharma and Ashok Kumar gave their expert judgment during the tournament.
SSP Udhampur, Suleman Choudhary, Additional SP Udhampur, Mohna Lal Kaith, Dy. SP, Bodh Raj (Nodal Officer), Sports Director SMVD, Ashok Sharma, President, Vice President and General Secretary, Volley Ball Association, Udhampur, Raj Guru, Roshan Gupta and Bhushan Sethi, veteran players, prominent citizens and sports lovers were present on the occasion.