Dumka: A CRPF
jawan, Kuldeep Oraon, of Sahibganj district died in a gun battle with
terrorists in Srinagar’s Malbagh area on Thursday night. His father Ghanshyam Oraon was informed about his death on Friday by officials of the paramilitary force.
This comes a fortnight after two Indian Army jawans from Jharkhand — Kundan Kumar Ojha and Ganesh Hansda — were martyred in the Galwan valley stand-off with China’s People’s Liberation Army.
A retired CRPF jawan, Ghanshyam said, “It is a matter of pride for us as my son sacrificed his life while battling with enemies of the motherland.”
Kuldeep is survived by his wife Bandna Oraon, a constable in the West Bengal police, presently posted in Barrackpore, and two children, including nine-year-old Yash and five-year-old Waisi.
Chief minister Hemant Soren took to Twitter to express his condolences to Kuldeep’s family and said, “The nation is proud in his martyrdom.”