CRPF
Constable Ratan Kumar Thakur
Constable
Died
14 Feb 2019
Honours
Police Medal for Gallantry
About
CRPF constable from Bhagalpur district, Bihar, one of 40 jawans killed in the Pulwama suicide bomb attack on 14 February 2019.
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Constable Ratan Kumar Thakur from Bhagalpur, Bihar, was a CRPF jawan travelling in the convoy ambushed near Lethapora, Pulwama on 14 February 2019. A JeM suicide bomber detonated a vehicle loaded with 350 kg of RDX, killing 40 personnel in an instant. Ratan Kumar Thakur was among those who gave their lives. He was posthumously awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry.