CRPF Constable killed, Inspector injured in Jharkhand IED blast

Jharkhand Police identified the deceased as Constable Rajesh Kumar and the injured as Inspector Bhupendra Kumar – both from CRPF’s 209 Battalion.

A CRPF personnel is being brought to Ranchi for treatment

Ranchi, Sep 28 (ANI): A CRPF personnel, who was injured in the Tonto Police Station bomb blast, is being brought to Ranchi for treatment, on Thursday. (ANI Photo)

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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Constable was killed and an Inspector sustained injuries in an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) blast in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand during a combing operation on Thursday. This is the third such incident and fourth casualty of a security personnel in less than one-and-a-half months.

In Thursday’s incident, police identified the deceased as Constable Rajesh Kumar and the injured as Inspector Bhupendra Kumar – both from CRPF’s 209 Battalion.

“In this sequence, a joint operation was being conducted on September 28 in the border area of village Sarjomburu, Tumbahaka under Tonto police station. Two IEDs dug in the road were detected and destroyed. However, around noon, three IEDs were detonated in the forest area due to which two personnel were injured,” said a press release. Constable Rajesh Kumar later died during treatment, it said.

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Two more incidents had occurred under the same police station: on August 14 two two Jharkhand Police personnel were killed during an encounter with members of the banned CPI (Maoist); and on August 11, Head Constable Sushanta Kumar Khuntia of CRPF’s 80th Battalion was killed in the same area.

Jharkhand Police and CRPF are currently combing the area as the top CPI (Maoist) leader Misir Besra and other cadres are said to be ‘roaming’ in the area.

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