'Moment Of Immense Pride': Delhi Police, CRPF Women Team Awarded As Best R-Day Marching Contingents

Delhi Police PRO and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Suman Nalwa took to social media to express her happiness and called it a moment of "immense pride."

The Delhi Police won the best women's contingent trophy in the 'judges choice category'

Source : X/@sumannalwa

New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence on Monday said the Delhi Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have won the best marching contingents in the Republic Day parade of 2024.

The Delhi Police won the best women's contingent trophy in the 'judges choice category', while the CRPF won in the 'popular choice category', an official document from the defence ministry said, reported PTI.

Soon after the announcement, Delhi Police PRO and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Suman Nalwa took to social media to express her happiness and called it a moment of "immense pride."

In a post on 'X', she said, "A moment of immense pride...Delhi Police marching contingent in Republic Day parade has been declared the 'Best Marching Contingent' among the CAPF and other auxiliary forces in Judges Choice category." "Thanks to everyone who voted for Delhi Police's Nari Shakti at Kartavya Path."

A MOMENT OF IMMENSE PRIDE@DelhiPolice marching contingent in #RepublicDayParade has been declared the 'Best Marching Contingent among the CAPF and other auxiliary Forces in Judges Choice category.

Thanks to everyone who voted for Delhi Police's Nari Shakti at #KartavyaPath. pic.twitter.com/q6ww0lFzU7

— Suman Nalwa (@sumannalwa) January 29, 2024

A trophy representation ceremony will be organised at RR Camp in Delhi Cantonment at 12.30 pm on January 30. The trophies to the best marching contingents and tableaux will be conferred by the Raksha Rajya Mantri.

In a first, Delhi Police's all-women contingents with an all-women pipe band participated in the Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path on January 26, as per the PTI report.

The Delhi Police contingents had one female gazetted officer, three women sub-inspectors, 44 women head constables, and 100 women constables. Delhi Police Brass and Pipe Band had four women sub-inspectors and 81 women constables who played the "Delhi Police Song" at Kartavya Path.

Meanwhile, the CRPF, which has the distinction of raising one of the first women band contingents, had 100 women personnel who played the tune "Desk Ke Hum Hai Rakshak," the PTI report added.

The women contingent, comprising 148 female personnel, was selected from units deployed in anti-insurgency, anti-Naxal, and law enforcement duties across the nation. This representation reflects a diverse India, as it includes Mahila personnel from all parts of the country at Kartavya Path.