Rajasthan: 6 BSF jawans injured in accidental mortar blast in Jaisalmer

In an unfortunate incident, around six Border Security Force personnel were injured when a mortar accidently exploded during a training exercise on Friday at Kishangarh firing range in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan along the Indo-Pak border on Tuesday.

According to the initial reports, six jawans were injured after a mortar blast at Kishangarh field firing range in Jaisalmer.

According to officials, two critically injured jawans were airlifted to Jodhpur while the injured were taken to Ramgarh for medical aid.The six personnel suffered injuries due to the blast of the ammunition, out of which two are critical, a senior BSF officer said.

The troops were participating in a firing exercise. This is the second such incident here this year after four personnel were injured in similar circumstances in March.

Few days after this, six men of the paramilitary were injured in similar circumstances during mortar firing exercise at its centre in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh. The BSF is deployed in Rajasthan as part of its task to guard the India-Pakistan International Border.

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