Two Indian Army personnel have lost their lives after the barrel of a T-90 tank burst during a field firing exercise in Babina Cantonment near Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday.
A report said that the deceased Army men have been identified as Sukanta Mondal from West Bengal, Sumer Singh from Bagaria, Rajasthan.
A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident, news agency quoted Indian Army officials as saying.
“Two Indian Army personnel, including a JCO ( junior commissioned officer), lost their lives after the barrel of a T-90 tank burst during a field firing exercise today in Babina Cantonment near Jhansi,” the Indian Army officials said.
According to reports, another Army personnel was seriously injured in the incident.
The injured Army personnel has been identified as Pradeep Singh Yadav from Uttar Pradesh’s Khalilabad.
The Indian Army has expressed deep condolences to the bereaved families of the soldiers who lost their lives in the incident.
Indian Army’s T-90 Bhishma tanks take part in a military training exercise in the Thar Desert, Rajasthan. The tanks have two different turret armor arrays. The T-90 S/SK Tanks Bhishma passes through the Rajpath during the 60th Republic Day Parade-2009, in New Delhi on January 26, 2009.