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2 soldiers killed while loading ammo in tank
Bikaner: Two soldiers were accidentally killed and one injured in Bikaner’s Mahajan Field Firing Range while loading ammunition in a tank during a training exercise Wednesday, officials said. This is the second fatal incident in the range this week.
“Three soldiers were practising with the tank around 10 am Wednesday when an explosion took place, killing 2 and injuring one,” Circle Officer Lunkaransar (Bikaner) Narendra Kumar Poonia said. “Ashutosh Mishra was the tank commander, Jitendra was the gunner, and Ishwar Talia was the driver. They were loading a round in the tank when the explosion took place, killing Ashutosh and Jitendra, and injuring Ishwar,” he said.
Ashutosh was from Deoria in Uttar Pradesh, Jitendra was from Dausa in Rajasthan and Ishwar from Odisha. Military officers reached site to investigate the matter.
