Army Man Dies As Detonator Explodes During Training

Madhya Pradesh: An army officer, Bakul Singh, died on Friday in Sagar district after a detonator went off during a training session. The deceased worked as an instructor.

"The incident took place when the jawans of Mahar Regiment in the local firing range were undergoing training for planting grenades on Friday morning," Cantt Police Station In-charge D.N. Dwivedi said. As Bakul Singh was busy training the soldiers, a detonator burst accidentally killing the trainer on the spot, while a jawan received injuries, the police officer said.

D.N. Dwivedi

The incident took place when the jawans of Mahar Regiment in the local firing range were undergoing training for planting grenades on Friday morning

The injured army man has been admitted in the army hospital for treatment. Army officers were inquiring into how the detonator went off during training, army sources said.