UP CM announces Rs 50 lakh compensation, govt job for kin of killed CRPF soldier

Expressing his condolences, Adityanath announced that a public road in the district will be named after the CPRF officer.The Commando Battalion for a Resolute Action CoBRA is an elite jungle warfare unit of the Central Reserve Police Force CRPF..

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced ex gratia compensation of Rs 50 lakh and a government job to a family member of a CRPF officer from the state killed in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district. Deputy Commandant Vikas Kumar, belonging to the 208th battalion of CRPF's elite unit CoBRA, received serious injuries on Sunday when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Maoists exploded while it was being defused by security personnel in Kistaram police station limits, he said.

Kumar, a resident of Muzaffarnagar district of the state, died on Monday. Expressing his condolences, Adityanath announced that a public road in the district will be named after the CPRF officer.

The Commando Battalion for a Resolute Action (CoBRA) is an elite jungle warfare unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)..