Two Agniveers were killed when a shell from an Indian field gun exploded during firing practice at the Artillery Centre in Maharashtra's Nashik district, police said on Friday.
The incident occurred at the Artillery Centre in the Nashik Road area on Thursday afternoon, an official said.
A team of Agniveers was firing an Indian field gun when one of the shells exploded. Agniveers, Gunner Gohil Vishvarajsinh and Gunner Saikat, from the Artillery Centre, Hyderabad, sustained injuries and were taken to MH Hospital, Deolali, where they were pronounced dead, the official said.
Based on a complaint by Havildar Ajit Kumar, a case of accidental death has been registered with the Deolali Camp police, and further investigations are on, he said.
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