Constable Ghanshyam Pathak was a member of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) who served with 36 Battalion. He was born on 13 November 1965 and hailed from Village and Post Office Raja Bilhara in Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. His official CRPF Force Number was 850812549.
In September 1987, 36 Battalion CRPF was deployed in Jehanabad, Bihar. Companies of the battalion were assigned security duties to ensure peaceful polling during elections for representatives of the Bhumi Vikas Bank.
On 22 September 1987, while the CRPF personnel were performing their assigned duties, a confrontation broke out between political groups. During the disturbance, Constable Ghanshyam Pathak was fatally wounded.
Despite efforts to save him, his injuries proved fatal and he succumbed while serving on duty. He was only 21 years old at the time of his death.
Constable Ghanshyam Pathak made the supreme sacrifice while carrying out his responsibility as a member of the Central Reserve Police Force. His sacrifice is officially commemorated by the CRPF in its memorial record, Warriors Remembered.
He is remembered as a brave member of 36 Battalion CRPF who laid down his life in the line of duty while deployed for maintaining security and ensuring peaceful polling in Jehanabad, Bihar.