During a fire drill at the Artillery School in Nashik, Maharashtra, two “Agniveers” were killed by a shell explosion, according to authorities on Friday.
“The shell from an Indian field gun exploded at the centre in the Nashik Road area on Thursday afternoon,” PTI quoted a police officer as saying.
“A team of Agniveers was firing the field gun when one of the shells exploded. Two among them sustained injuries and were rushed to the Military Hospital in Deolali where they were pronounced dead,” he said.
The deceased were identified as Gohil Vishwaraj Singh (20) and Saifat Shit (21). The had come from Hyderabad for training, India Today reported, adding that a court of inquiry (CoI) has been set up to ascertain the exact cause of the incident.
“Unfortunately true. The training accident happened yesterday and it is being investigated,” a statement from the army read.
Police have registered a case of accidental death on a complaint by Havildar Ajit Kumar and a further probe is on.
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Source: HT
