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CoBRA Jawan Dies Of Snakebite During Anti-Naxal Operation In Jharkhand

The victim was taken to a hospital but he died during treatment.

CoBRA Jawan Dies Of Snakebite During Anti-Naxal Operation In Jharkhand
The victim was identified as Sandeep Kumar of 209 CoBRA battalion (Representational)

A jawan of the CoBRA battalion died of snakebite during an anti-naxal operation in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, a statement by the state police headquarters said on Wednesday.

The victim was identified as Sandeep Kumar of 209 CoBRA battalion.

Kumar was engaged in an operation against a proscribed Left Wing Extremist group in Nurdha jungle within Chotanagra police station limits when the incident occurred, the statement added.

He was taken to a hospital but died during treatment, it said.

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