CRPF Valour Day 2023: 09 April

CRPF Valour Day 2023: 09 April

  • The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) is observed on 9th April every year, as a tribute to the brave men of the Force.
  • 2023 marks 58th CRPF Valour Day.
  • It was on this day in 1965, a small contingent of CRPF created history by defeating an invading Pakistani army, several time larger, at the Sardar Post located in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.
  • The CRPF men eliminated 34 Pakistani soldiers and captured four alive.
  • In the conflict, CRPF lost six personnel who had attained martyrdom.

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