Bengaluru, October 20, 2026: Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge has announced a series of police band performances across Bengaluru to honour police personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty.
According to an official press release issued by the Office of the Director General and Inspector General of Police on October 20, 2026, a total of 154 police officers and personnel across India lost their lives while on duty between September 1, 2025, and August 31, 2026. In Karnataka, six police personnel made the ultimate sacrifice during the same period.
To remember these martyrs, the Karnataka Police will organise band performances at seven locations in Bengaluru. The programmes will be held from October 22 to 24 and from October 26 to 29, 2026. Each performance will run from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
The schedule is as follows:
- 22 October 2026: Glass House, Lalbagh
- 23 October 2026: In front of Vidhana Soudha
- 24 October 2026: Metro Station, M.G. Road
- 26 October 2026: Band Stand, Cubbon Park
- 27 October 2026: Near the Mahatma Gandhi Statue, Chinnaswamy Stadium
- 28 October 2026: Manyata Tech Park
- 29 October 2026: Terminal 2, KIAL
Home Minister Priyank Kharge shared the details on X and invited Bengalureans to attend the performances. He called it a fitting tribute and urged people to join in remembrance, respect, and gratitude for the service and sacrifice of the police force.
A fitting tribute to the brave police personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
To honour our police martyrs, the Karnataka Police will hold band performances across seven prominent locations in Bengaluru from October 22 to 29, including Lalbagh, Vidhana Soudha, MG Road, Cubbon Park, Chinnaswamy Stadium, Manyata Tech Park and Terminal 2 at KIAL.
I invite Bengalureans to join us at these performances and stand together in remembrance, respect and gratitude for their service and sacrifice.
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) October 20, 2026
The Karnataka Police has requested the general public to attend these programmes in large numbers and make them a success. The performances come around Police Commemoration Day, which is observed on October 21.
Residents can attend the free band shows at these well-known locations across the city over the next few days.
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