March 31, 2023

SOG Jawan from Bargarh achieved martyrdom in a grenade explosion during a training session in Odisha

NFTV:Odisha:Bhubaneswar: Today During Anti Extremist & Tactics Course of the Cadet Sergeants at SOG Training & Resource Centre, Chandaka the cadets are required to practice “lobbying” of live grenades. Today, (7th April) afternoon while the practice was going on under the supervision of a trainer, Havildar Prakash Sahu, one grenade accidentally exploded in the mid-air causing grievous injuries to the trainer and a cadet sergeant, and minor injury to another Cadet Sergeant. All of them were immediately shifted to a private Hospital, Bhubaneshwar. Havildar Sahu succumbed to his injuries. The condition of the Cadet Sergeant is stable. Late Havildar Prakash Sahu belongs to Katapali village comes under Bargarh town police station.