Blast in Jalandhar: One army jawan killed, five others injured
In a blast at the Field Ammunition Depot in Dasuya on Tuesday evening, one army jawan was killed and five others were injured, police said. The explosion took place during an inspection of defective ammunition, Hoshairpur senior superintendent of police (SSP) J Elanchezhian confirmed. Jagdish Raj, Dasuya station house officer said six jawans were injured in the blast. They were admitted to the local civil hospital in Dasuya, where a jawan succumbed to injuries, he added. Later, two seriously injured jawans were referred to a hospital in Jalandhar, Punjab. -PTC News
