Officer killed during army exercise in Rajasthan
By IANSWednesday, April 7, 2010
CHANDIGARH - A Chandigarh-based Indian Army officer was killed in a freak accident during an army exercise at the India-Pakistan border in Suratgarh in Rajasthan, officials said here Wednesday.
According to defence officials, 23-year-old Lieutenant Nishant Karol was the tank leader during the exercise when the accident happened late Tuesday night.
“Karol’s tank fell into a blind well resulting in the death of the officer. His father resides in Sector 27 in Chandigarh and he is manager in a nationalized bank,” a defence spokesperson told IANS.
Karol’s father J.K. Karol is working in the State Bank of India while his mother is a senior employee at Bank of Baroda.
After receiving the shocking news, relatives and family friends started pouring into Karol’s residence, where the atmosphere was tense and disturbed.
Kamal Sud, maternal uncle of the deceased said: “Nishant’s body will reach here tomorrow (Thursday) morning. We will wait for the arrival of his elder brother, who is presently in Singapore, before performing the last rites.”
“Nishant had joined the Indian Army in 2008 and he was always very enthusiastic about his job,” Sud said.
