CoBRA commander gets 5th Gallantry Medal for courage during Bastar ambush
Central Reserve Police Force
's 210 CoBRA battalion was listed in the Medal for Gallantry (GM) by President for the fifth time, making him one of the most decorated counter-insurgency officers in the country who has served in worst LWE affected Sukma and Bijapur districts for eight years.
The medal, announced in the Independence Day 2025 honours list, recognises his outstanding courage during a Maoist ambush in Bijapur when Maoists opened fire at Tarrem police station and Kumar when rushed to the spot for reinforcement, himself came under Maoists' IED blast and heavy firing.
It was the night of Oct 16, 2022, when a team of CoBRA security personnel led by Kumar was rushing through 10 kms stretch of hostile terrain of Tarrem region to rescue injured police sub-inspector Rakesh Suryavanshi.
While the condition of cop was deteriorating, the rescue team was ambushed by Maoists and the IED blast left a deep crater on road, followed by indiscriminate firing upon vehicles.
During night, the threat level gets multi-fold in interior locations such as Bijapur's Basaguda and Tarrem. The officer retaliated, broke the ambush and somehow saving his team, arrived at the police station and evacuated the injured cop.
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There was further 80 kms stretch towards the hospital to be travelled in dark night, amid extreme threat.
The cop's life was saved and officers called it a daring mission executed under constant threat of enemy fire.
While the CRPF has received 20 Gallantry Medals this year, what makes Singh uncommon is being senior commandant, he foot-soldiered on ground zero with the jawans, besides, paramilitary force officials usually serve in LWE affected Bastar for about three years.
Kumar, who hails from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, was conferred with his first Gallantry medal during his tenure in counter-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir in 2009 and this is the fourth medal for serving in India's most dangerous frontline in Red corridor of Chhattisgarh.
Since Dec 2021, Kumar has commanded the 210 CoBRA battalion in some of Chhattisgarh's most insurgency-hit areas. Under his command, the unit has been credited with eliminating over 139 hardcore Maoists, arresting 171, and securing the surrender of 75 insurgents with the help of state police. Strategic infrastructure has been reclaimed, with 16 new Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) set up and key roads in Tarrem, Jagargunda, and Pamed reopened after two decades.
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