This Article is From Jul 18, 2022

Army Captain, Junior Officer Killed In Accidental Grenade Blast In Jammu

The Army personnel were on duty when the incident took place in the Mendhar sector of Poonch late on Sunday night, the Army said.

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Jammu:

An army captain and a junior commissioned officer (JCO) were killed in an accidental grenade blast along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said on Monday.

The blast occurred when the Indian army troops were performing their duties in Mendhar sector late Sunday night, PRO Defence Jammu Lt Col Devender Anand said.

It resulted in injuries to Captain Anand and JCO Naib Subedar Bhagwan Singh. Though they were immediately evacuated by helicopter to Command Hospital in Udhampur, they succumbed to injuries during treatment, he said.

Captain Anand was from Champa Nagar area in Bihar's Bhagalpur district and Naib Subedar Bhagwan Singh from Pokhar Bhitta village in Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkar Nagar district.

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

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