Chennai: Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today announced Rs 20 lakh solatium and government job to a person in the family of Chandrasekar, a CRPF jawan who was killed by terrorists.
In a statement here, Palaniswami offered his deep condolences to the family members of Chandrasekar and said his sacrifice for the sake of motherland was unparalleled.
In a tragic incident in Jammu and Kashmir, three CRPF personnel lost their lives in a terrorist attack in Kupwara district. The incident comes two days after five security personnel were killed in Handwara encounter.
A CPRF naka party came under attack at Wangam-Qaziabad in Kralgund area of the district as the attackers opened fire, killing three personnel on the spot, officials said. A brief shootout ensued as the CRPF personnel opened retaliatory firing, they said.
All three personnel belonged to 92 battalion of CRPF. They were identified as Constables Ashwani Kumar Yadav, 31, C Chandrasekar, 31, and Santosh Kumar Mishra, 35.
While Yadav was a native of Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh, Mishra and Chandrasekar were from Bihar and Tamilnadu.
“We salute the valour and steadfast devotion to duty of Shaheed Ct Santosh Kumar Mishra, Shaheed Ct Ashwani Kumar Yadav, and Shaheed Ct Chandra Sekar. C of 92Bn CRPF who attained martyrdom retaliating a terrorist attack in Handwara, J&K. We stand with the families of our Martyrs,” CRPF said in a tribute to the martyred jawans.