Bikaner: Charger explodes in Bikaner firing range, 2 soldiers killed,1 injured

Bikaner: A major accident has occurred at Mahajan Firing Range in Bikaner, Rajasthan. According to reports, 2 army soldiers died in an accident while loading ammunition in a tank during a training exercise at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Bikaner on Wednesday. There is also news of a soldier being injured in this incident.

It is being told that the injured soldier has been taken to Chandigarh by helicopter for treatment, while the bodies of the soldiers who lost their lives in the accident have been taken to Suratgarh Military Station. This is the second major accident within 4 days at Mahajan Firing Range.

Charger blast while loading ammunition

Giving information about the incident, Defense Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Amitabh Sharma said that when the soldiers were loading ammunition in the tank, the charger exploded. He said, '2 soldiers died in the incident and another was injured.' He said that as soon as the information of the explosion was received, the local police reached the spot.

CO of Lunkaransar (Bikaner) Narendra Kumar Poonia said, '3 soldiers were practicing with the tank. During this, 2 soldiers, Ashutosh Mishra and Jitendra, died due to a blast in the charger. At the same time, the injured soldier has been taken to Chandigarh by helicopter.

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3 soldiers were practicing with the tank

In this accident Gunner Chandra Prakash Patel died on Sunday According to CO Poonia, the bodies of the soldiers who lost their lives in the accident have been taken to Suratgarh Military Station. He told that Ashutosh Mishra was a resident of Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh, while Jitendra was a resident of Dausa district of Rajasthan.

Second major accident within the last 4 days at Mahajan Firing Range

Let us tell you that this is the second major accident within the last 4 days at Mahajan Firing Range. Earlier, on Sunday, Gunner Chandra Prakash Patel died in an accident. Patel was on duty as a detachment commander in the gun battery during training. He was attaching the cannon to the towing vehicle when the cannon rolled backwards, and he got injured.

Meanwhile defense spokesperson had said that the soldier   was immediately taken to the field hospital in an ambulance where doctors declared him dead.