Tag: Jawan

Rayagada: In an unfortunate incident, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Jawan died after he was run over by a train near Muniguda station of Rayagada district on Monday. The deceased, identified as Radhakrishnan, was a resident of Kerala and posted at the 8th Battalion here in Muniguda. Getting information, police rushed to the spot […]

Rajgangpur: Martyred CRPF jawan Pradeep Panda who was killed in a fierce gun battle with militants in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, was given guard of honour after his body reached Rajgangpur stadium, the native place of the jawan, today. A massive crowd had gathered to witness the event. The area reverberated with ‘Saheed Pradeep […]

Angul: A jawan was found dead with gunshot wounds on chest at Chheliapada CRPF camp in the district today. He has been identified as Mihir Das from Kendrapara district. Das was in charge of arms and ammunition store at the camp. The fellow jawans heard noise of firing in the store at around 6 am […]

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a jawan of the 202 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (Cobra) has allegedly committed suicide by shooting self with his service rifle at Sunabeda in Koraput district. The deceased has been identified as Shankar Prasad of New Delhi. The exact reason for Prasad resorting to such extreme is still unclear. […]

Bhubaneswar: Eleven days after the death of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) head constable Jose P Joseph came to fore, Kerala director general of police (DGP) TP Senkumar on Saturday requested his Odisha counterpart to investigate the matter, which had occurred near Balugaon railway station in Ganjam district. Official sources said the Odisha police will […]

Bhubaneswar: As Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad’s condition remained critical, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today joined the nation in praying for the fast recovery of the soldier who survived for six days buried under tonnes of snow in the Siachen Glacier. “My prayers for our brave solider #Hanumanthappa,” Patnaik tweeted. Lauding the Army for their […]

Srinagar: Militants today carried out a ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack on a BSF camp located near Srinagar International airport leaving three jawans injured, police said. A body suspected to be that of a militant was found. The identity is yet to ascertained, Director General of Police SP Vaid said. “Three personnel have been injured. Firing is […]

Kozhikode (Kerala): A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel was shot dead and three others were injured at the international airport here on yesterday night, police sources said. The trouble started when an Airport Authority of India (AAI) official entered a high security area of the airport around 9:30 p.m. and a CISF personnel on […]

Sundergarh: In a shocking development, a Jawan accused of raping a tribal girl in Lahunipada police limits of Sundergarh district surrendered before police on Tuesday. The Odia Jawan, Birendra Samad, was reportedly on the run since last two months after a complaint was lodged against him at the local police station. According to police sources, […]