Army jawan killed in accidental firing in Jammu

PTI | Jammu | Updated: 23-02-2021 14:31 IST | Created: 23-02-2021 14:29 IST
Army jawan killed in accidental firing in Jammu
Representative Image Image Credit: ANI

An Army jawan was killed in an accidental firing during training here on Tuesday, a defense spokesman said.

''Gunner Sayan Ghosh of Artillery Regiment suffered fatal injury due to a firing accident while carrying out live firing training at the field firing range (in Akhnoor sector),'' the spokesman said.

The incident occurred around 10.30 am.

The spokesman said further details are being ascertained.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)


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