New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (April 9, 2020) hailed the courage of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on the organisation's 'shaurya divas' or valour day.

The Prime Minister took to Twitter and tweeted, ''The courage of @crpfindia is widely known. On CRPF Valour Day today, I salute this brave force and remember the bravery of our CRPF personnel in Gujarat's Sardar Patel Post in 1965,''

The PM said that the sacrifices of the brave martyrs will never be forgotten.

The courage of @crpfindia is widely known. On CRPF Valour Day today, I salute this brave force and remember the bravery of our CRPF personnel in Gujarat’s Sardar Patel Post in 1965. The sacrifices of the brave martyrs will never be forgotten. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 9, 2020

On the occasion, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also hailed the CRPF for its valour and sacrifices for the motherland.

09 अप्रैल 1965 को गुजरात के रण(कच्छ) में स्थित ‘सरदार पोस्ट’ पर @crpfindia की एक छोटी सी टुकड़ी ने अपने से कई गुना अधिक संख्या वाली हमलावर दुश्मन फौज को हरा कर इतिहास रचा था। अदम्य साहस, वीरता और बलिदान के प्रतीक सीआरपीएफ ‘शौर्य दिवस’ की सभी को बधाई व हमारे वीर शहीदों को नमन्। — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 9, 2020

According to the CRPF website, on April 9, 1965, a small contingent of the 2nd battalion of the CRPF successfully fought and repulsed an attack by a Pakistani brigade (over 3000 personnel) on Sardar Post in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, eliminating 34 Pakistani soldiers and capturing four alive.

''Never in the history of military battles have a handful of policemen fought back a full?fledged infantry brigade in such a manner,'' it said.

In the conflict, six CRPF men were also killed.

As a tribute to the saga of the brave men, April 9 is celebrated as "Valour Day'' in the force.