CRPF Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) is observed every year on April 9 to honour the bravery of CRPF personnel during which battle?

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Valour Day, also known as Shaurya Diwas, is observed every year on April 9 across India to honour the bravery of CRPF personnel during the 1965 Battle of Sardar Post in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. On April 9, 1965, the Pakistani Army launched Operation Desert Hawk, sending a full infantry brigade to attack Sardar Post, but a small unit of the 2nd Battalion CRPF bravely repulsed the assault, killing 34 soldiers, capturing 4, and sacrificing 6 of their own men. April 9, 2026 marked the 61st CRPF Valour Day.