CRPF
Constable Manoj Kumar Behera
Constable
Died
14 Feb 2019
Honours
Police Medal for Gallantry
About
CRPF constable from Cuttack, Odisha, one of 40 jawans killed in the Pulwama suicide bomb attack on 14 February 2019.
Full Story
Constable Manoj Kumar Behera from Cuttack, Odisha, was part of the CRPF convoy ambushed in Pulwama on 14 February 2019. A Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with 350 kg of RDX into the convoy near Lethapora on the Jammu–Srinagar highway, killing 40 personnel. Manoj Kumar Behera was among those martyred. He was posthumously awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry.