New Delhi, Feb 18 () Coal India arms CCL and BCCL Monday announced contributing about Rs 1.75 crore to the family of CRPF jawan Vijay Soreng from Jharkhand who was martyred in Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir.
As many as 40 CRPF personnel were martyred in Pulwama on February 14 when a terrorist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a bus carrying them.
Both Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) and Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) are based out of Jharkhand.
“CCL and BCCL, both subsidiaries of Coal India, have jointly decided to contribute about Rs 1.75 crore to the family of brave martyred Vijay Soreng of Jharkhand,” CCL said in a statement.
