Jamshedpur: Three CRPF personnel have donated blood to help save the life of a Naxalite woman, who was shot during an encounter in West Singhbhum district, February 14, a senior police officer said. It was the same day when 49 other CRPF troopers shed their blood and lost their lives in a deadly terror attack in Pulwama.
Superintendent of Police Chandan Kumar Jha said police had received specific information that around 24 Maoists, led by Kande Honhaga, the self-styled sub-zonal commander of the ultra group, had assembled to execute a ‘plan’.
A team of security forces pooled from No. 174 and No.60 battalions of the CRPF and the district police, headed by Additional Superintendent of Police (Ops) Manish Raman, rushed to the spot between Muffasil and Goilkera police stations of the district.
Not heeding the security forces’ call for surrender, the Maoists triggered a landmine blast and started firing, Jha said Sunday. The security personnel retaliated and then Naxals made a hasty retreat, buckling under pressure.
The security personnel then spotted a profusely bleeding woman during a search operation launched by them. She had suffered a bullet wound on her left leg, Jha informed, adding that she was rushed to Sonua Primary Health Centre before being shifted to Sadar Hospital, Chaibasa. The woman was later referred to MGM Hospital here for better treatment.
Jha said ASI Pankaj Sharma, head constable Bichitra Kumar Swain and constable Birbahadur Yadav donated blood to help save her life.
In course of the search operation, the security personnel demolished a Naxal camp and destroyed a large quantity of explosive materials, Jha stated.
PTI