Bihar: The inexperience and incompetence of the Indian Army has come to the fore, Indian soldiers fired a mortar shell at their own village during the exercises.
According to Indian media reports, an army mortar shell fired at a target during a training session in Bihar’s Gaya district on Wednesday went beyond the firing range and hit a house in a nearby village.
In the accident, 3 people were killed and 3 were seriously injured, the deceased belonged to the same family. According to Gaya Superintendent of Police Ashish Bharti, the incident took place in the early morning of yesterday in Gulroyed village of Barachti police station area.
After the blast, a police team cordoned off the site, where a large crater has been left in the ground, officials said, adding that investigations into the incident are underway.
Among the dead are a young couple Suraj Kumar and Kanchan Kumari, besides their close relative Govind Manjhi, Kanchan had come to her brother’s house to celebrate Holi with her husband.
Manju Devi, sister-in-law of the deceased woman Kanchan, told the media that they were all preparing Puri Malpoos in the yard, when suddenly there was an explosion and the ground shook. had been.
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