An anti-Naxal operation was taking place on the border between Jharkhand and Odisha on Saturday when an IED detonated, fatally injuring a CRPF officer. The explosion occurred around 9:30 AM in a forested area. Assistant Sub Inspector Satyavan Kumar Singh of the CRPF 134th Battalion was critically wounded. He was rushed to a hospital, but succumbed to his injuries.
The incident occurred near Bolang police station in Rourkela district, Odisha, where a joint team of security forces had been conducting a search operation the previous day. During the operation, the IED exploded, causing severe injuries to ASI Satyavan Kumar. He was transported to a hospital in Rourkela for medical attention, where he later died.
ASI Satyavan Kumar Singh, a resident of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, was a member of the 134th Battalion of the CRPF. He was given a state funeral at the CRPF 133rd Battalion headquarters in Dhurwa, Ranchi, on Saturday. Following the attack, security forces have increased vigilance in the region, and search operations have been intensified.
Earlier, in Chaibasa, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, an encounter between police and Naxals resulted in the death of Constable Sunil Dhan of the Jharkhand Jaguar on April 12, 2025, due to an IED blast. Constable Dhan was a resident of Khunti district. He was honored with tributes by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Jharkhand Governor Santosh Gangwar, DGP Anurag Gupta, and other senior police officials at the Jharkhand Jaguar headquarters in Tender Gram, Ranchi.