KalingaTV News Network
Bhubaneswar: At least five troopers including one Odia CRPF jawan was killed in terrorist attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
The martyr has been identified as Pradeep Kumar Panda of Liploi village in Rajgangpur, Sudergarh district. He achieved martyrdom after a group of heavily armed ultras of Jaish-e-Muhammad raided the camp of 132 battalion of CRPF located at Lathpora very late in the night.
Pradeep along with four other CRPF jawans fought bravely with the group of terrorists who attacked with grenades and resorted to indiscriminate firing from automatic rifles till the wee hours of the night and sustained bullet injuries in the gun battle. They achieved martyrdom subsequently killing the two militants who tried to hole up in the camp after the attack.
Four other jawans who shed their lives for the shake of the nation are Sharief-ud-din Ganaie, Kuldip Roy, Taufail Ahmed and Rajendra Nain.
Pradeep joined CRPF in 2006 and worked in 132 batallion of CRPF till giving highest sacrifice for the nation yesterday.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed his condolence on the martyrdom of the Odia jawan.
Ms Kalinga