Bhavnagar, February 14 Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi handed over a cheque of Rs 1 crore to the family of Mehulbhai Nandalalbhai Solanki, a CRPF soldier who died during an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh in May 2025.
Sanghavi met Solanki's family at a ceremony in Devgana village in Bhavnagar district and handed over the cheque to his mother, Nanuben Solanki.
Union Minister Nimuben Bambhaniya was also present at the event, officials said.
Solanki was martyred on May 22, 2025, after sustaining bullet injuries in an encounter with Naxalites in the Usur police station area of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.
He was originally from Devgana village and was serving with the Central Reserve Police Force.
CRPF personnel paid tribute to him with a Guard of Honour at the ceremony.