Odishatv Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the family of martyred Odia Jawan Pradeep Kumar Panda, who died in a brazen terrorist attack at CRPF training centre in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir late on Sunday night.

The assistance will be provided from special relief fund created for defence and paramilitary employees created by the State government, informed the Chief Minister's office.

Besides, a monthly pension of Rs 2,000 will be extended to the wife of the deceased jawan from Liploi village in Rajgangpur of Sundergarh district.

Pradeep was working with the 132 battalion of CRPF and had joined the paramilitary force in 2006.

Senior CRPF officials informed that Pradeep Panda was a legendary expert of face to face gunfight.

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"As face of assault team he used to give first & final blow to terrorists in their hideouts. He was awarded with Police Medal for Gallantry on IndependenceDay2017 for his gallant endeavours," CRPF said in Twitter.

In a tweet Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also condoled the death of the Odia jawan and said Odisha has always been a land of bravehearts.

https://twitter.com/dpradhanbjp/status/948105113280774144

Five CRPF jawans were killed in the attack by militants on the training camp late on Sunday night but  Pradeep's body was recovered from the training centre almost after 24 hours of the terror attack as few militants were still hiding inside the camp.

Only after the terrorists were neutralized yesterday by the security forces, Pradeep's body was recovered.

CRPF officials informed that the martyred jawan's body will be flown to Odisha today evening.

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