🎖️🇮🇳🎖️Three martyrs of Chhattisgarh Police honoured with Kirti Chakra (Posthumously) on the occasion of Republic Day 2023
Chhattisgarh ( Bastar/ Jagdalpur ) Om Prakash Singh . On 02.04.2021 on an intelligence input about presence of large number of armed Maoists in the axis of village Peedagelur, Tekulgudem, Jonaguda, Jeeram, Dist-Bijapur, a joint ops consisting of DRG STF and 210 COBRA, CRPF was launched under the guidance & directions of SP Bijapur.
On 03.04.2021 at 10.30 hrs, when police parties after hitting the respective targets at Peddagelur and Tekulgudem, were moving towards their next point, Naxals who were waiting in ambush started heavy fire from their automatic, semiautomatic and country made weapons on the police party. In retaliation, the police party also fired and an exchange of fire took place. SI Deepak Bhardwaj and SI Sanjay Pal were leading the DRG team No.1 during operation. During the attack made by naxals, SI Deepak Bhardwaj, HC Sodhi Narayan & STF HC Shrawan kashyap and other men showed a great presence of mind, extra ordinary courage and bravery. Due to their immediate action and tactical retaliation, a lot of Maoists were killed/injured. During exchange of fire, Maoists also poured volley of fire over the Police party and used UBGL/HE Bomb and other explosive projectiles due to which Deepak Bhardwaj, HC Sodhi Naryan and STF HC Shrawan Kashyap sustained fatal bullet injuries on their body parts and paid their supreme sacrifice.
After strong retaliation by the forces and seeing themselves being encircled by forces, Maoists steeped back and fled from the spot taking advantage of thick vegetation and uneven ground. Once the exchange of fire stopped, incident site was thoroughly searched in which dead body of a female naxal Sodi Duley @ Sodi Sanni along with 01 No. Insas rifle, Pouch/Magazine (26 live rounds) were recovered. Apart from this 03 other Maoists Padam Lakhma, Kowasi Badru and Nupo Suresh were also killed but the Maoists fled with their bodies. The death of the above Maoists in the encounter was confirmed in the press release issued by the Maoists.
SI Deepak Bhardwaj, HC Sodhi Narayan & STF HC Shrawan kashyap displayed extra ordinary courage and exemplary bravery and paid his supreme sacrifice for the nation, while fighting and killing the Naxals.
In view of the above gallant act, SI Deepak Bhardwaj, HC Sodhi Narayan & STF HC Shrawan kashyap (Posthumously) is awarded with "Kirti Chakra". on 26 January 2023 on the occasion of Republic Day 2023.
Inspector General of Police Bastar Range Sundarraj P. mentioned that though it is unfortunate that we lost our brave soldiers in the incident, but their gallant act is recognized by bestowing Kirti Chakra Posthumously on the occasion of Republic Day 2023. This honor would serve as the guiding light for thousands of our brave soldiers, who are committed for peace and development of Bastar.
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