Ranchi, Oct. 11 -- A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) head constable was martyred and two others were seriously injured after Naxals triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Saranda forest area of Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district.
The incident occurred late last night. The slain jawan has been identified as Head Constable Mahendra Laskar of CRPF's 60th Battalion, a resident of Nagaon district in Assam. His body has been brought to Ranchi, where a wreath-laying ceremony was held at the CRPF camp in Dhurwa before the body was sent for post-mortem.
Police headquarters confirmed that the explosion occurred during an anti-Naxal operation in the Manoharpur block under the Jarai Kela police station area. The joint team o...