On the first anniversary of ghastly Pulwama terror attack, a statue of martyr Prasanna Sahoo of Parisikhar village under Sikhar Panchayat in Naugaon block was inaugurated on Friday.
Sahoo, a CRPF Jawan, had been killed among 40 CRPF personnel when a convoy carrying them had been targeted by a suicide bomber of Jaish-e-Mohammad terror outfit at Pulwama on Srinagar- Jammu National Highway on February 14 last year.
A meeting was organized to pay tribute to Sahoo, apart from a blood donation camp, sports among school students and a religious discourse. MP Dr Rajashree Mallick, MLA Prasanta Muduli, Collector SK Mohapatra, CRPF DSP Rajib Ranjan Pratap, SDPO Priyaranjan Satapathy and local PR representatives were present.
On the other hand, Sahoo’s family members and villagers alleged that some of the promises given by the Government to the deceased’s family were not fulfilled. They include naming a village school after Sahoo, a village park in memory of Sahoo and death anniversary celebration of the soldier at official level. The Jagatsinghpur Collector, however, said the promises would be fulfilled.