15 October 2004 | A Braveheart of 80 Battalion, CRPF
Constable Netra Pal of the 80th Battalion, Central Reserve Police Force, made the supreme sacrifice on 15 October 2004 after a grenade attack and firing on CRPF personnel returning from election duty in Khagaria district, Bihar.
The troops had completed their assignment at Pasraha Police Station and were travelling back towards their base. While their vehicle was moving along National Highway 31 between Mahesh Khute and Pasraha, suspected Maoists opened fire and threw a grenade at it.
The CRPF personnel immediately retaliated. The attackers managed to withdraw under the cover of darkness. The grenade blast and firing caused serious injuries to Constable Netra Pal and Head Constable S. M. Ahmed.
Both personnel were evacuated from the scene. Despite these efforts, Constable Netra Pal succumbed to his injuries on 15 October 2004.
His sacrifice came during an assignment intended to support the safe conduct of elections. The attack highlighted the dangers faced by personnel entrusted with security duties in areas threatened by armed groups.
According to the CRPF memorial record, Constable Netra Pal was born on 27 December 1971 and hailed from Uttar Pradesh. He served with the 80th Battalion and laid down his life while performing his duties in Bihar.
Constable Netra Pal's service and sacrifice remain part of the Central Reserve Police Force's record of personnel who gave their lives in the line of duty.
Constable Netra Pal, The Honour Post pays tribute to your service, courage and supreme sacrifice.
