Jawan dies in freak accident

JAISALMER: An Army jawan was killed after his head accidentally hit a tree during an exercise at the Pokhran field firing range on Friday evening. The soldier was rushed to the hospital but he was declared brought dead.
"On Friday evening during the war exercise at Pokhran field firing range, a few soldiers were going towards Khetolai point 2 in ICV Army vehicle.JCO Subedar Basant Kumar Bohra's who was sitting in the vehicle sustained an injury when his head hit a tree. He died on the spot," Army sources said.
Police later took custody of the body and got the post mortem done. It was handed over the Army officers.
Major Anuj Singh had filed a report of the incident at Pokhran police station. Defence spokesperson Col S D Goswami confirming the incident said JCO Subedar V K Bohra, a resident of Odisha was going for training in an infantry combat vehicle when the incident happened. His head hit a branch of a tree. The Army has ordered a court of inquiry into the accident, he added.