Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) said that crime had become more organised, invisible, and complex, and its purpose was to create chaos in society, undermine trust, and challenge the stability of the nation.

Instability on the borders, new types of crime, terrorism, and ideological wars were the present challenges in the country, Mr. Singh said.

The Minister was speaking on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day. It was on this day in 1959 that 10 policemen laid down their lives in an ambush planned by heavily armed Chinese troops at Hot Springs, Ladakh.

The concerted and organised efforts of the police, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Border Security Force (BSF), and local administrations had ensured that Left Wing Extremism (LWE) did no

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