As the state is gripped in the fervour of Rongali Bihu festivities, a trooper of 7th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Jawan from Udalguri district of Assam was martyred in a Maoist attack on April 15 in Jharkhand.
Three Maoists and a CRPF jawans were killed in an encounter in Bhelbha Ghat forests in Giridih district of Jharkand at about 6 am on April 15.
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The martyred Jawan, Biswajit Chauhan, 24, hailed from Puthimari Gaon of Kalaigaon in the Udalguri district. Biswajit had joined the CRPF four years ago.
A pall of gloom has descended upon the village and its surroundings after the news reached them.
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The villagers have exhorted the government to accord honour to the soldier in line with Pulwama martyrs.