The 223rd Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has established memorial of 14 martyred personnel who laid down their lives while fighting Maoists in Kasalpara on December 1, 2014, at its Gorgunda base camp.
Remembering all the martyred personnel, including two officers, who were killed by Maoists in an ambush in the Kasalpara village, the Battalion’s Assistant Commandant Arvind Kumar Pratap dedicated the memorials at the base camp.
The memorials of martyred Deputy Commandant DS Verma, Assistant Commandant Rajesh Kapuria, Sub inspector Hemraj Sharma, head constables Panchhuram andKuldeep Punia, constables K Rammohan, Pl Manjhi, Radheshyam Ram, Gaurishankar Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Kumar, Manish Singh Pawar, Umaji Shivaji and MD Safi Bhatt were established on the occasion.
Rich tributes were paid to the martyrs during the programme.
About 150 villagers, including children and women from Gorgunda, Rengapara, and Devarpalli were present on the occasion.
In order to boost up the morale of rural sporting talents, the battalion organised various sports events, including race and drawing competition on the day.
Assistant Commandant Anupam Kumar delivered the vote of thanks and distributed copy, pen, pencil and stationery among the children.