Ranchi, June 14 -- Jharkhand Governor Santosh Gangwar and Chief Minister Hemant Soren paid solemn tribute to CRPF officer Satyawan Kumar Singh, who was killed in an IED blast during an anti-Naxal operation on Saturday.

The IED blast took place during the security operation targeting Maoist activity in Odisha's Sundargarh district.

Governor, addressing the press, said, "It's a very painful incident. And we get to know that the incident happened near the border of Jharkhand. In the whole nation, action against Naxalism is going on, and paramilitary forces are working in this direction."

Further, Hemant Soren, speaking to the media, said, "...This incident happened during an operation. In the last several years, big operations have been c...