Martyr Shri Purnanand Sahu was posthumously awarded the Shaurya Chakra by the President for his indomitable courage and valor.

Martyr Pooranand Sahu, a constable of Cobra Battalion of CRPF, resident of village Junglepur in Rajnandgaon district, was posthumously awarded the Shaurya Chakra by the President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, for his indomitable courage and valor. On receiving the Shaurya Chakra award to Shaheed Shri Pooranand Sahu, a pride program was organized in his village Jangalpur, where a large number of villagers including the officers and employees of the district administration had reached the surrounding villages. On this occasion, district administration officials and villagers paid homage by paying floral tributes at the statue of martyr Shri Pooranand Sahu. In this proud moment, the district administration and the villagers greeted them with flowers and garlands when the father of martyr Shri Purnand Sahu, Shri Laxman Sahu and mother Smt. Urmila Bai Sahu returned to Junglepur. Additional Collector Shri CL Markandeya and SDM Shri Hitesh Pisda paid tribute by laying wreath on the statue of martyr Shri Pooranand Sahu. At this moment the village of Jangalpur reverberated with the chanting of Bharat Mata. Shaheed Shri Purnanand Sahu’s uncle Shri Prakash Sahu, Sister Ms. Onisha Sahu, Smt. Dumeshwari Sahu, Brother Shri Nilesh Sahu and SDOP Shri Ajit Ogre, Lalbagh Police Station Incharge Shri Jitendra Verma and other officers were present. It is noteworthy that on 10 February 2020, 204 CoBRA battalion personnel of CRPF had left for the anti-Naxal operation in the area in village Erapalli of Pamed police station of Bijapur. The party was moving ahead while searching that indiscriminate firing was started by the armed Naxalites with automatic weapons. The constable of 204 Cobra Battalion of CRPF, Mr. Purnanand Sahu, without caring for his life, gave a befitting reply to the firing of Naxalites. Even after being seriously injured, Shri Poornanand Sahu continued to respond to the firing of Naxalites till his last breath. Seeing themselves weakening, the Naxalites ran away. In the encounter incident, 2 jawans including constable Shri Purnanand Sahu of CRPF Cobra Battalion 204 were martyred and 4 officers and employees were injured. Shaheed Shri Pooranand Sahu has been awarded the Shaurya Chakra posthumously by the President for his indomitable courage and valor. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading