Assam cop Moinul Haque declared martyr 32 years after he died fighting militants

Story by ATV | Posted by Aasha Khosa | Date 11-09-2023

Martyr Police Officer Moinul Haque and the martyr's altar erected in Barpeta (from left)

Saiju Rahman/Barpeta

Three decades after Police officer Moinul Haque made supreme sacrifice while fighting insurgents in Barpeta city of Assam, the government has declared him a martyr.

The move has sent a wave of joy and pride in his native village of of Garemari in the Barpeta district and the local panchayat has installed a memorial in his honour in the local school.

Sub-Inspector Moinul Haque of the Assam Police was shot dead on January 21, 1991 while he was on duty at the District Specia Branch of the Police in Barpeta.

The 102nd Kumalliapara Gaon Panchayat recently erected a plaque in Moinul Haque’s memory at the local college in his native village on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the country's independence.

The scene at the inauguration of the martyr's altar in memory of Moinul Haque

Born in 1948 in Garemari village, Moinul Haque was a skilled and brave police officer and a socially conscious person. He was the founder of the Garemari Primary Health Centre, Babur Ali Molla ME Madrassa and other institutions in the Garemari area.

Soon after his schooling he was appointed in the Assam Police.

The local people, various organizations and his family members have expressed their gratitude to the government for honouring him after 32 years.

“We are pleased that the government has declared Moinul Haque, who sacrificed his life for the sake of the motherland, as a martyr,” said Bulbul Hussain, the government village chief of Garemari village.

He said the supreme sacrifice of the police officer to protect the dignity of Mother Assam will remain an example for the younger generation of Garemari area.

The 102nd Kumullipara Gaon Panchayat President Ruma Parbin Sultana Khanam said she was happy and proud to erect a martyr's altar in the name of heroic martyr Moinul Haque during the Amrit mahotsav, the celebration of 75 years of India’s freedom.

102nd Kumalliapara Gaon Panchayat inaugurated the martyr altar erected in the name of martyr Bir Mainul Haque at the local popular college

"My father, Shaheed Moinul Haque, was shot dead by militants on January 21, 1991 while on duty in the Assam Police. After 32 years, albeit late," said Ismail Hussain, son of martyred police officer said.

"The government has declared him a martyr. I would like to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to the Government of Assam and the Government of India for that. I also wish the souls of all the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the sake of the motherland.”

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The event was attended by the Acting Principal of the college Sirajul Haque, Assistant Inspector of Silk Department Hurmuz Ali, family members of martyred police officer Moinul Haque, officials of various local institutions and local people.