16-05-2025
Jharkhand: CRPF official struck by lightning during operation, dies
A senior official of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed after being struck by lightning during an anti-Naxalite operation in Jharkhand on Prabo Singh, the second-in-command of the 26th Battalion of the CRPF, was part of an operation in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum when he was struck by CRPF has offered tributes to the officer who laid down his life in the line of
"On 15th May 2025, during an anti-Maoist operation conducted by 26 Battalion of #CRPF in the Chhotanagra region of West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, Second-in-Command Shri Maharabam Prabo Singh tragically lost his life after being struck by lightning," wrote CRPF on X.
"In this moment of profound grief, the entire Force stands in solidarity with the bereaved family," the post paramilitary forces have intensified their operations against the Naxalites over the last few days, with security forces eliminating 31 in the Kurraguttalu Hills (KGH), located on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana Watch
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