Two Army soldiers killed, five others injured during bridging exercise in Pune
College of Military Engineering (CME) in Pune (File Photo/Facebook)
College of Military Engineering (CME) in Pune (File Photo)
New Delhi: Two Indian Army personnel were killed and five others injured on Thursday, while carrying out a bridging exercise at the College of Military Engineering (CME) at Dapodi in Pune.
“Two combat engineers lost their lives during a training session while carrying out a bridging exercise,” a senior Indian Army officer said.
The officers said a five armymen, including a junior commissioned officer, were also injured during the exercise.
An important component of the training for combat engineers consists of bridging of small gaps, large gaps and assault bridges.
Published on: Dec 26, 2019 at 18:00 IST
IANS
