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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