A 24-year-old Agniveer died due to an explosion in a fire extinguisher during a mock drill in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur, the police said on Saturday.
During a mock drill at a training camp in the Golpura Army area on Friday, a fire extinguisher exploded and Agniveer Saurabh Pal got injured, DSP Anil Jasoria said. Pal, a resident of Bhakhara village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj, succumbed to his injuries during treatment at a hospital, he said.
His father, Rakesh Pal, was informed about the incident and the body handed over to the family today, the officer said. Pal had joined the Army under the Agniveer scheme in 2023.
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