Karnal, September 20: Haryana Governor Asim Kumar Ghosh said that sports play an important role in every individual's life. Without sports, a person's all-round development is impossible. Sports play a significant role in maintaining discipline. Discipline is essential for police personnel, and sports play a vital role in this. This is a unique example of unity in diversity. Police forces play an important role in the country's internal security.
Haryana Governor Asim Kumar Ghosh was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the 74th All India Police Wrestling Team 2025-2026 at the Madhuban Vachher Stadium, Police Complex, on Saturday as the chief guest. During this wrestling team competition, men's and women's categories will be held in arm wrestling, bodybuilding, boxing, and wrestling. The wrestling team will run from September 20 to September 24. A total of 35 teams are participating, competing for medals in their respective categories.
Governor Asim Kumar Ghosh said that Haryana has always been a leader in sports, with contributions from both citizens and police personnel. Our police personnel have brought glory to the state and the country in various sports, both nationally and internationally, and have also enhanced the prestige of the Haryana Police. Currently, many national and international athletes are serving in various capacities within the Haryana Police. He congratulated the Haryana Police for organizing these games and urged them to continue to enhance the state's prestige by organizing similar events in the future.
Promising Players to be Recruited Soon in Haryana Police: DGP Shatrujeet Kapoor
On this occasion, Haryana Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapoor, in his welcome address, made a special announcement for Haryana's emerging young athletes: after obtaining permission from the Haryana Government, promising international and national-level athletes from the state will soon be recruited into the Haryana Police, so that youth can be encouraged to take up sports.
He said that the work of the police is becoming increasingly difficult these days. The police face difficulties at various levels, but in contrast, the morale of the police personnel remains high. They balance their duties with their sports pursuits. He said that many such athletes are currently serving in the Haryana Police who have not only brought honor to the state but also to the Haryana Police at the national and international levels. On this occasion, Governor Asim Kumar Ghosh's wife Mitra Ghosh, Director General, Human Rights Haryana, Panchkula, Ajay Singhal, Director, Haryana Police Academy Ashwinder Singh Chawla, Madhuban, Police Commissioner, Sonipat Mamta Singh, Additional Director General of Police, Karnal Range Mata Ravi Kiran Karnal, Additional Director General of Police, Hisar Range KK Rao, Hisar, Commissioner, Gurugram Vikas, Additional Director General of Police Traffic, Hardeep Doon, Police Commissioner, Panchkula, Shibas Kabiraj, Police Commissioner, Jhajjar, Dr. Rajshree, Inspector General of Police, Rohtak Range Y Purna Kumar, Police Commissioner, Faridabad Satendra Kumar Gupta, Inspector General of Police, State Crime Branch Rakesh Arya, Inspector General, STF, Haryana, B Satish Balan, IG, CID Manish Chaudhary, Inspector General of Police, Ambala Range Pankaj Nain, Inspector General of Police, Law and Order Simerdeep Singh, Deputy Commissioner Uttam Singh, Superintendent of Police Ganga Ram Poonia, Deputy Inspector General, HAP, Surendra Pal Singh, Commander 4th Battalion, Haspu, Vinod Kumar, Commandant, Pancham Vahini, Surendra Singh Bhauriyan, Superintendent of Police, Panipat Bhupendra Singh and other gazetted officers were mainly present.