Veer Balidani Constable Chitranjan Kumar of the 190 BN CRPF made the supreme sacrifice on 21 September 2022 after sustaining injuries during an operation against Maoists in Jharkhand.
The Supreme Sacrifice in Jharkhand
On 18 September 2022, troops of the 190 BN CRPF, along with the state police, launched a search and destroy operation against Maoists in the forest area of village Chapka, under Pratappur Police Station in Chatra district, Jharkhand.
During the operation, Maoists opened indiscriminate fire on the troops, who retaliated effectively. During the exchange of fire, Constable Chitranjan Kumar sustained bullet injuries and was immediately airlifted to a medical hospital in Ranchi.
Despite the best efforts to save him, Constable Chitranjan Kumar succumbed to his injuries on 21 September 2022 and attained martyrdom in service to the nation.
