Two Army jawans killed in construction drill mishap

Nashik | Friday | 27th December, 2019

Summary:

Pune: Two Army soldiers were killed and nine others, including an officer, injured during training on Thursday morning. They were holding a drill to construct bridges at College of Military Engineering (CME) when a tower support collapsed, injuring them all. Those injured during the mishap are undergoing treatment at the hospital. They are Major Suryajeet Singh, Subedar P Shamum, Naik BP Gore (Commando), Naik Sharad Khole (Commando), Naik D C Sharma, Naik Devendra Singh Bisht (Commando), Hawaldar Paramjeet Singh, Naik Gurpreet Singh and Naik Mandeep Singh. A defence spokesperson, in a statement, said, "When the troops were undergoing training for bridge construction at CME, a tower support collapsed and some soldiers got injured..