CRPF personnel from Nagpur lays down life in Kashmir

NAGPUR: Assistant sub-inspector Naresh Badole, 49, part of 117B battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), was martyred at Chadoora in Budgam in Kashmir on Thursday after two bike-borne terrorists fled after firing upon him. He was from Nagpur and his body was being flown into the city late evening.
The assailants also fled with the assault rifle of the slain paramilitary trooper.
Badole, a native of Gondia in eastern Vidarbha, had shifted to the city a few years back and was staying at Ashirwad Nagar.Badole was rushed to the Army Hospital at Kashmir but was declared dead.
Badole, whose two daughters are students of engineering, had a sound record. He was set to get a promotion as sub-inspector soon. Having joined the service in 1990 as a constable, Badole had worked his way up the ladder in service.
A relative said Badole had returned to the city after the outbreak of pandemic but had decided to return to his duty which was close to his heart. “He was a sincere and dedicated personnel who had joined duty amid Covid pandemic against the wishes of his family. Duty was always his first choice and he kept it ahead of all others,” said Badole’s brother-in-law Raju Nandeshwar who is deployed with city police wireless department.
Badole’s last rites would be performed on Friday after senior CRPF officers pay their homage to the martyr.