State Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar and Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday paid tributes by laying a wreath on the mortal remains of martyred Jawan Sunil Dhan Ji at Jharkhand Jaguar Headquarters, Ranchi. Governor and Chief Minister also met the bereaved family of the martyr and consoled them. Principal Secretary of Home Department Vandana Dadel and Director General of Police Anurag Gupta along with many senior police officers paid their tributes to the martyred Jawan by garlanding the mortal remains and paid tribute to his martyrdom.
Sunil, a father of two and a resident of Kanti Podha Toli village in Khunti district, was killed in a landmine explosion during an anti-Naxal operation near the Radhapoda camp in West Singhbhum while he was part of a rescue team sent out to bring back a trooper from the Central Reserve Police Force’s elite anti-insurgency unit CoBRA who was wounded in the operation.
Expressing condolences, Chief Minister Soren said that the martyrdom of a soldier is very sad. Any such incident is very painful for any family. He consoled the bereaved family of the martyr and said that government is with the martyr family in this hour of grief. The government will always stand with them for support.
The Chief Minister said that insurgency was a big problem for the entire country. But, due to the continuous action of security forces, the elimination of extremism has now reached its final stage. Many of our soldiers have also been martyred in the operation against the extremists, but their martyrdom will not go in vain. Today, the few extremists who are left are trying to carry out such incidents in desperation. But, their intention is also proving unsuccessful. The operation of the security forces against the Naxalites is continuously getting stronger and successful. Extremist incidents are now counting their last breaths.
It is known that the ancestral home of martyr Sunil Dhan ji is in Kanti Podha Toli in Karra block of Khunti district. His family includes motherFaguni Urain, wife. Gandari Dhan and sons Priyansh Dhan (6 years) and Aniket Dhan (4 years).
The Governor and Chief Minister also met Vishnu Saini, a soldier of Cobra-203 battalion admitted in Raj Hospital, Ranchi and got all the information related to his treatment from the doctors. The Chief Minister said that the government will provide the best possible treatment to the injured soldier. It is known that he was injured in an IED blast by militants during a search operation being conducted by security forces in Jaraikela of West Singhbhum district.