[1] Located in New Delhi's Chanakyapuri area, the 6.12 acres (2.48 hectares) memorial consists of a 30-foot (9.1-metre) tall and 238-tonne (234-long-ton; 262-short-ton) heavy black granite central sculpture, a museum and a 'Wall of Valour' bearing the names of all 34,844 police personnel who have died in the line of duty.

The memorial also commemorates the large number of police lives which were lost in prevention of crime and in maintenance of law and order.

[6] Old versions of the memorial:The central sculpture is a 30 ft (9 m) monolith made of a slab of granite weighing 238 tonnes.

At the base of the structure, a 60 ft (18 m) river represents the continuous self-service of the police personnel in carrying out their duties.

[5] The martyrdom and stories section includes Operation Vajra Shakti (2002), Operation Puttur (2013), the killing of Veerappan (2004), and the death of Vandana Malik (1989) - the first female Indian Police Service officer killed in the line of duty, and various other stories.