LAGATAR24 NETWORK
Ranchi, Sept 22: CRPF jawan Chittranjan Kumar, who had sustained injuries during his encounter with Maoists, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday morning at Bhagwan Mahavir Medica Super-specialty Hospital, where he was admitted on September 18.
Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bias and Chief Minister Hemant Soren paid tributes to the martyred jawan at the CRPF camp.
Kumar, who was associated with 190 Battalion, came under heavy fire during a fierce encounter with Maoists in Sikid-Balhi forest at Pratappur under the Kunda police station area of Chatra district during a search operation.
He took bullets at his leg and waist to capture a 25-member squad led by Maoist regional committee member Arvind Bhuiyan and sub-zonal commander Manohar Ganjhu as part of his strike team.
When the encounter stopped and Maoists, who also sustained injuries in the encounter, managed to escape taking advantage of the dense forest, it was realized that Kumar needed specialized treatment without any delay. Immediately he was airlifted and taken to Jharkhand capital for better treatment but despite all efforts, doctors could not save him.
