The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Thursday unveiled a bust size statue of braveheart Vijay Soreng at his native village Pharsama in Gumla as a mark of tribute to the soldier martyred in the Pulwama attack in Jammu & Kashmir.
Assembly Speaker Dinesh Oraon unveiled the statue at Soreng’s alma mater Kumhari High School in presence of senior CRPF officials, including Sanjay Anand Lathkar, IG (CRPF), Jharkhand.
Jharkhand has a glorious legacy of making supreme sacrifice in the service of nation and 54 residents of the state have attained martyrdom before Sh Vijay Soreng, the CRPF said. T
A library dedicated to Martyr Vijay Soreng was also inaugurated in the School on Friday.
The library is equipped with books of Jharkhand Board, competitive books and magazines, comics of CRPF Martyrs, furniture, Almirah, Solar Light and fans.
Lathker said that Jharkhand Sector CRPF has inaugurated 144 such libraries under Civic Action Programme in last two years in various interior areas of the state for the benefit of students.
Oraon encouraged the students to continue the legacy of bravery and serve the nation. He also presented a plaque of Martyr Vijay Soreng to his parents on the occasion.
Besides, the CRPF organised a free health camp for the villagers in which 485 persons were treated by the team of Medical Officers from various Units of CRPF. Medicines to the ailing people were also distributed by CRPF free of cost. Soreng attained martyrdom at the age of 45 years and to commemorate this, 45 Units of blood were donated by officers and jawans of various Units of CRPF in Jharkhand.