Constable Rattan Lal Meena was born on 1 August 1973 and hailed from Bariundar village in Udaipur district, Rajasthan. He served in the Central Reserve Police Force with 30 Battalion CRPF and was deployed in Jammu & Kashmir for operational duties.
On 20 September 2002, troops of 30 Battalion CRPF were conducting mobile patrolling and area-domination duties in Shopian, in Pulwama district of Jammu & Kashmir. During the patrol, militants targeted the CRPF party by detonating a remotely operated improvised explosive device from a distance.
The blast severely injured Constable Rattan Lal Meena. Despite the immediate response by the patrol and efforts to evacuate the injured personnel, he was critically wounded. He was evacuated to the nearest hospital for treatment, but succumbed to his injuries.
Constable Rattan Lal Meena made the supreme sacrifice on 20 September 2002 while performing operational duties in Jammu & Kashmir. He was a member of 30 Battalion CRPF and was serving in an area where CRPF personnel were conducting mobile patrol and area-domination operations against militant activity.
He is remembered by the Central Reserve Police Force as a brave member of 30 Battalion who laid down his life in the line of duty. His sacrifice remains part of the CRPF's record of personnel who made the supreme sacrifice during operations in Jammu & Kashmir.
In Conclusion: Rattan Lal Meena was a Constable of the Central Reserve Police Force serving with 30 Battalion, CRPF. On 20 September 2002, troops of 30 Battalion were conducting mobile patrolling and area domination at Sopian in Pulwama district, Jammu & Kashmir. During the patrol, militants targeted the force by detonating a remotely operated IED from a distance. Rattan Lal Meena sustained severe injuries in the blast. He was evacuated to the nearest hospital but succumbed to his injuries and attained martyrdom.