As many as 48 teams will participate in the 13th edition of the Jammu and Kashmir Police Martyrs' Memorial football tournament. The 15-day long event will be played in Srinagar from next Wednesday. The State's Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda told reporters in Srinagar today that a record number of 48 teams would be participating in the current edition of the tournament. He said Railway Coach Factory Kapurthala, West Bengal, Punjab Police, Uttarakhand Police and CRPF XI are among the prominent teams from outside the state taking part in the tournament this year. Khoda also said that Jammu and Kashmir Bank, JK Police, Food and Supplies and Forest XI are the leading teams from the state which will be taking part in the annual event. He said the tournament will be played on knock out basis at two prominent venues of the valley — the Pologround and Bakshi Stadium. The tournament was started in 1998 in memory of Inspector Musthaq Ahmad, who was killed in a militant attack at Regal Chowk in the city. Later, it was dedicated to all police martyrs. Khoda said that the tournament is dedicated to the memory of all those brave police officers and jawans who laid down their life to integrity and security of the country.