Guv, CM pays tribute to slain CRPF jawan
Ranchi, March 23: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar paid tribute to the martyred jawan who died in an IED blast at West Singhbhum.
A tribute ceremony was organized in honor of the martyred jawan at the CRPF’s 133 battalion headquarters in Ranchi.
Talking to reporters, Hemant Soren said, “The sacrifice of the martyred jawans will not go in vain. The Naxalites have become frustrated due to the strengthening of the campaign of the security forces against the Maoists in Jharkhand. This campaign against the Naxalites will continue in future as well.”
Police said that Sub-Inspector Sunil Kumar Mandal of 193 Battalion of CRPF and another Jawan Parth Pratim Dey were injured in an IED blast near Vangram Marangponga forest in Chotanagra police station area of West Singhbhum district during an anti-Naxal operation on Saturday. After this accident, SI Mandal died during treatment in a private hospital in Ranchi.
Saranda forest has been a stronghold of Naxalite activities for a long time, but due to the continuous operations conducted by the security forces for the last few years, the Naxalite organizations are now shrinking.
Now they are targeting the security forces by planting hundreds of IEDs around the areas considered safe for their defense. However, experts believe that the presence of Naxalites in the forests of Saranda is now in its final stage, but this danger is not completely averted.
Incidentally, a CRPF personnel was killed and another was injured in a blast in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Saturday, police said.
The IED blast happened around 2.30 pm near Vangram Marangponga forest in Chotanagra police station area when an anti-Naxal operation was underway, they said.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren had expressed grief over the death of the CRPF personnel.
“Sad news has been received about the death of CRPF jawan Sunil Kumar Mandal ji, who was injured in the IED blast in Chaibasa, during treatment. May Marang Buru grant peace to the departed soul and give strength to the bereaved family members to bear this hour of sorrow,” he posted on X.
Soren also prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured personnel.
