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CRPF Jawan Killed in Blast During Anti-Naxal Operation at Odisha-Jharkhand Border
- Assistant Sub-Inspector Satyawan Kumar Singh of the CRPF's 134th Battalion lost his life on June 14, 2025, due to an explosive device detonation while engaged in a Maoist encounter near the Odisha-Jharkhand border.
- The explosion took place during a coordinated search effort by security personnel from Odisha Police, Jharkhand Police, and the CRPF aimed at recovering explosives stolen by Maoists from a stone quarry in Sundergarh on May 27.
- The explosion occurred early Saturday morning in a forest area within the jurisdiction of K Balang police station in Sundergarh district, where Singh was injured and subsequently transported to a hospital in Rourkela.
- Officials confirmed Singh succumbed to injuries at the hospital, prompting the Odisha Chief Minister and CRPF to publicly express condolences and hold a wreath-laying ceremony at Ranchi.
- The operation continues with heightened security as forces seek remaining stolen explosives, indicating ongoing challenges in curbing Maoist insurgency in the dense Saranda forest region.
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CRPF jawan killed in IED blast during anti-Naxal operation at Odisha-Jharkhand border
A CRPF jawan was killed in an IED blast during an anti-Naxal operation in the dense Saranda forest near the Odisha-Jharkhand border on Saturday, officials said. The martyred jawan, Assistant Sub-Inspector Satyawan Kumar Singh, hailed from Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, and was part of the CRPF’s 134th battalion. He was engaged in a joint operation with the Odisha Police, Jharkhand Police, and CRPF to locate and recover explosives allegedly looted by…
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Live MintCRPF jawan killed in blast during anti-Naxal operation at Odisha-Jharkhand border
Bhubaneswar/ Chaibasa, Jun 14 (PTI) A CRPF jawan was killed in an explosion during an anti-Naxal operation at the Odisha-Jharkhand border on Saturday, police said. Assistant Sub-Inspector Satyavan Kumar Singh, who hailed from Kushinagar in UP, was part of a team that was searching the Saranda forest for explosives robbed by Maoists from near a […]
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