Head Constable Sanjay Kumar Sinha was a member of the Central Reserve Police Force and served with 176 Battalion CRPF. He hailed from Tarangana Math in Patna district, Bihar. He joined the CRPF in 1992 after completing his Class XII education and served for many years in the force.
On 14 February 2019, Sanjay Kumar Sinha was part of a CRPF convoy travelling from Jammu towards Srinagar on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway. The convoy was passing through the Lethpora area of Pulwama district in Jammu & Kashmir when it came under a powerful vehicle-borne IED attack at around 3:10 PM.
The blast struck a vehicle carrying CRPF personnel and caused heavy casualties. Head Constable Sanjay Kumar Sinha, Force No. 930110783 of 176 Battalion CRPF, was among the personnel who lost their lives in the attack while performing their operational duty.
Sanjay Kumar Sinha was 45 years old at the time of his martyrdom. He was a resident of the Tarangana Math area of Patna, Bihar, and was survived by his family. His sacrifice became part of the larger sacrifice of the CRPF personnel killed in the 14 February 2019 Pulwama attack.
He is remembered as one of the CRPF personnel who laid down his life in the line of duty during the Pulwama attack, while serving his country in Jammu & Kashmir.