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Time of India
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
CRPF commandos honoured with Shaurya Chakra for anti-Naxal operations
CRPF's CoBRA commando Pawan Kumar was posthumously awarded the Shaurya Chakra for his exceptional bravery and sacrifice during an operation in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, where he was fatally shot by a Maoist sniper while establishing a new base. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads A CoBRA commando of the CRPF, who displayed raw courage before being fatally shot by a Maoist sniper while establishing a new base deep inside a Naxal stronghold in Chhattisgarh , is among the seven personnel of the paramilitary honoured with the ' Shaurya Chakra gallantry medal . Constable Pawan Kumar of 201 CoBRA battalion and his fellow Constable Devan C were awarded the military medal posthumously during the defence investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on country's largest paramilitary force received the bravery decorations for two operations undertaken in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) theatre, five personnel in one and two in the according to his citation accessed by PTI, was "fatally shot by a sniper" when his commando unit along with troops from the 150th CRPF battalion were establishing a forward operating base (FOB) at Tekalgudium in the Naxal "stronghold" district of Sukma in Chhattisgarh on January 30, 2024.A strong posse of Naxals launched "heavy" fire on the troops and launched multiple barrel grenade launchers (BGLs), a crude and improvised missile like explosive shell, towards the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Devan C "risked their lives by fiercely engaging advancing Naxals" and were killed in two men were decorated with the Shaurya Chakra posthumously for their "bravery, extraordinary courage and act of gallantry." Their families received the medals from the Commandant Lakhveer, Assistant Commandant Rajesh Panchal and Constable Malkit Singh of the same CoBRA unit were also decorated with the Shaurya Chakra for displaying extraordinary courage. Lakhveer was injured in a blast while Panchal suffered a bullet injury on his right hand."Malkit Singh exposed himself to heavy fire to recover Pawan Kumar's body, fighting despite a chest wound, and neutralising several Naxals," the citation second operation in which CRPF personnel were awarded the Shaurya Chakra took place on April 3, 2023 in Jharkhand's Chatra district in which Deputy Commandant Vikrant Kumar and Inspector Jeffrey Hmingchullo of the 203 CoBRA battalion displayed "fearless" about 50-minute long gun battle led to the killing of five "top" Maoists and recovery of some high calibre weapons and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) is the specialised jungle warfare unit of the CRPF raised in Shaurya Chakra is the third-highest peacetime defence gallantry medal.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Time of India
AK-47 Rifles, SLR-INSAS Carbines recovered: IG Bastar after 27 naxals including top leader killed - The Economic Times Video
Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh: IG Bastar P Sundarraj and other officials inspect the weapons recovered during the encounter between DRG jawans and Naxals in the forest area of Abujhmad in Narayanpur on 21st May. The recovered arms and ammunition include BGLs, carbines, INSAS, AK 47, SLRs, .303 rifles, and other firearms.
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
In a 1st, CRPF does cave interventions in ‘biggest' anti-Maoist op
File photo BIJAPUR: CRPF DG G P Singh on Wednesday said Operation Blackforest — which demolished a Maoist 'bastion' in Karregutalu Hills (KGH) on Chhattisgarh-Telangana border — saw the force try out cave interventions for the first time, for the hills housed a network of 250 cave formations used by the Maoists as convenient hideouts, arms manufacturing units and to dump explosives and rations. 'CRPF has generally been doing house or vehicle interventions. For the first time, we tried cave interventions. We had use a technique and make sure that we do not suffer casualties but neutralise the Maoists who may be there,' he told a press conference here. Singh said the forces also learnt that Naxals are now using beer bottles to make IEDs, which involve the minimum use of metal. 'This now requires ingenuity in detecting IEDs and we will be revising our SOPs accordingly,' he said. Around 450 IEDs were detected and deactivated, though 15 IEDs that went off caused some injuries to force personnel. Singh said the force has been upgrading its IED detection equipment and technology to whatever is the latest available in the world. The CRPF chief said the recovery of a whopping 818 barrel grande launcher shells (BGLs) and 450 IEDs during the operation is significant as most of the Maoist attacks on security camps so far were done using BGLs. 'Also, most of our personnel out on operations are killed or injured by IEDs,' said Singh.
