CRPF Jawans

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) announced Rs 30 lakh ex-gratia for officials who were killed on line duty. On March 17, CRPF Director General Kuldip Singh said, "Under financial assistance risk fund, ex gratia for personnel martyred in action has been increased to Rs 30 lakh from Rs 20 lakh, and for all other cases, ex-gratia has been increased to Rs 20 lakh from Rs 15 lakh." 

Home Minister Amit Shah, who was on a four-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir along with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, laid a floral wreath at the memorial constructed for the victims of the 2019 Pulwama attack carried out by Jaish-e-Mohammad. The attack took place in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on an ongoing CRPF convoy. Days later India carried out an airstrike on Balakot terror training camp in Pakistan. 

Security forces in Chhattisgarh have launched a search operation to find 21 jawans who went missing after the April 3 deadly encounter. Meanwhile, seven out of the 24 injured jawans have been shifted to Raipur hospital. CRPF Director-General Kuldiep Singh has also reached Chhattisgarh to analyse the situation. Earlier, Home Minister Amit Shah talked to CM Bhupesh Baghel. Notably, the security forces had killed 15 Maoists in the encounter.

Due to a sudden movement of cattle ahead on the road, a truck carrying around 25 CRPF personnel flipped in Jharkhand. Reportedly, 10 personnel were injured and admitted to a local hospital. One of the officers said that discussions were underway to shift critically injured personnel to another hospital. The incident took place in Giridih district when the personnel were being transported to Nimiaghat from Madhuban.