Saharanpur,

28 Dec (HS): An explosion happened during fire exercise at the guarded Badkala

firing range here on Sunday, injuring four Army servicemen, authorities said. Superintendent

of Police (Rural) Sagar Jain stated that the incident occurred on Saturday evening

during normal fire drills. An explosion occurred unexpectedly, wounding four

Army troops, he added. Police from Mirzapur and Behat raced to the scene and

transported the injured troops to the Behat Primary Health Center.

Jain

stated that two of the injured were later sent to the district hospital owing

to the severity of their condition. Suresh (45), Pavitra (35), Deepak (27), and

Praveen (30) were the four wounded persons. Deepak and Suresh are now having

therapy, he added. According to Jain, Army sources have confirmed that all four

servicemen are safe and receiving adequate medical treatment. An investigation

is being performed to determine the cause of the explosion and to prevent such

accidents in the future, he added.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi