Mysuru: Forest officials of Mysuru District paid tributes to martyrs who had laid down their lives in the line of duty on the occasion of National Forest Martyrs’ Day observed at Late Venkataswamy Park, opposite Aranya Bhavan at Ashokapuram, here this morning.
The officials fired three rounds in the air and observed silence before placing the wreaths to the memorial. Speaking on the occasion, IGP (Southern Range) Vipul Kumar remembered the contributions of forest officials and guards especially during the Veerappan operation many including the then DCF Srinivas had laid down their lives in line of duty.
