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Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
CRPF jawan killed in Saranda forest IED blast
1 2 Ranchi/Rourkela: An assistant sub-inspector of CRPF was killed in an IED blast while taking part in an area-domination exercise along the Jharkhand-Odisha border early on Saturday. The deceased, Satyaban Kumar Singh (34) from Kishinagar, Uttar Pradesh, was critically injured when the IED, suspected to have been planted by Maoists, detonated around 6 am at Silikuta near Banko Langalakata in Sundargarh district (Odisha) part of the Saranda forest. Singh, who was posted with CRPF's 134th Battalion deployed in Jharkhand, died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Rourkela. His body was airlifted to the CRPF's 133rd Battalion, the main headquarters of the paramilitary force in Jharkhand, where it was accorded a guard of honour and governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar along with chief minister Hemant Soren and other top police and administration officials paid tribute. The body was later handed over to the jawan's family members. Officials said the area-domination exercise was launched following intelligence inputs about Maoist movements in the area. A joint team of CRPF and special operations group (SOG) was conducting the operation when the IED blast occurred. "A case has been registered with the K Balang police station and an investigation has started in connection with the case," SP (Rourkela) Nitesh Wadhwani said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo DIG (western range of Odisha), Brijesh Kumar Rai, visited the encounter site to review the situation. Notably, security in the area has been tightened following the looting of around five tonnes of explosives by Maoists from the Banko stone quarry on May 27. Security forces have since recovered about four tonnes of the stolen explosives. Speaking to the media after laying a wreath, Gangwar said it was distressing to learn about the incident. "The state govt is trying to prevent such occurrences," he said. Hemant said anti-Maoist operations were going on in Jharkhand and neighbouring states and police have achieved successes in several of them. "The incident leading to Singh's martyrdom is heartbreaking. The state govt will stand with the bereaved family," he said. Inspector general Michael Raj said the operation against extremists would continue. The state's chief secretary Alka Tiwary, principal secretary (home) Vandana Dadel, DGP Anurag Gupta and CRPF IG Saket Singh were present on the occasion. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
United News of India
2 days ago
- United News of India
Odisha: CRPF Jawan killed in IED blast planted by Maoists in Sundargarh Forest
Bhubaneswar, June 14 (UNI) In a tragic incident, a CRPF jawan of the 134th Battalion was killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast during a combing operation near a stone quarry under K. Balang police station in the Maoist-affected Sundargarh district of Odisha on Saturday. According to security sources, the IED—suspected to have been planted by Maoists exploded while CRPF personnel were conducting a combing operation inside the forest. The jawan, identified as Satyaban Singh from Uttar Pradesh, sustained critical injuries in the explosion. He was immediately shifted to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Security forces had intensified operations in the region after armed Maoists looted around five tonnes of explosive materials from the Banko stone quarry last month. During an intensive search operation, the forces recovered approximately four tonnes of the stolen explosives. Sources said the IED blast occurred while the search operation was still underway to trace the remaining stolen explosives. Additional reinforcements have been rushed to the site, and the combing operation has been further intensified following the incident. Further details are awaited. UNI DP ARN
