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Young army officer killed in freak accident in Pokhran

by IBNS 22 Sep 2015, 08:24 pm

Pokhran, Sept 23 (IBNS) A young Army officer has been killed in a freak accident during a training exercise in the Pokhran range in Rajasthan, media reports said.

Major Dhruv Yadav was struck by a splinter on Tuesday night during a fire power demonstration involving Arjun tanks of the Army's 75 Armoured Regiment.

According to an NDTV report,  Major Yadav may have either been struck by a splinter from a misfired round fired by a tank behind the one that he was travelling on or by a splinter from an artillery shell.

A post-mortem is being conducted to ascertain the cause of death and the Army has launched a full inquiry.

Formerly an Instructor at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun, Major Yadav is survived by his wife who is eight months pregnant.