Jammu, 25 October (H.S.): District Police Reasi, under the aegis of Jammu and Kashmir Police, today successfully organised the “Run for Unity” 10K Run at Katra, witnessing enthusiastic participation of over 1,000 runners from different parts of the country.

The event was organised with the objective of promoting national unity, fitness, healthy living, sportsmanship and a spirit of togetherness, bringing together participants across different age groups and regions on a common platform.

The run commenced from the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Sports Stadium, Katra, and proceeded along the designated route towards Aghar Jitto Temple. The participants displayed remarkable enthusiasm, discipline and sporting spirit throughout the run.

Tejinder Singh, IPS, Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Among the other dignitaries present were Prof. Pragati Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University; Swarn Singh Kotwal, IPS, DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range; Mukund Tibrewal, IPS, Senior Superintendent of Police, Reasi; Alok Maurya, IFS, Additional Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board; Ramesh Chander Kotwal, JKPS, SSP Railways, Katra; and Kameshwar Puri, JKPS, SP Katra.

The event witnessed participation by children, youth, men and women, adult runners and senior citizens, including participants above 60 years of age. Runners from Jammu and Kashmir as well as Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi and other parts of the country participated, reflecting the true spirit of “Unity in Diversity.”

The competitive 10K run featured separate male and female categories. To recognise sporting excellence, cash prizes of ₹12,000, ₹10,000 and ₹8,000 were awarded to the first, second and third position holders respectively in both categories. The winners were

Male Category Sandeep (Haryana) – First Prize, Gagandeep (Punjab) – Second Prize, Imran Kasana (J&K UT) – Third Prize.

Female Category Robin Verma – First Prize, Vandana Devi – Second Prize, Priyanka Sharma – Third Prize

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar