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Grenade accidentally explodes in jawan's hand

April 05, 2011

Another accident, but not as traumatic.

An accidental grenade blast at an army training camp in Rajouri has left seven jawans injured. During a training drill on handling of grenades, the device exploded in the hand of Army jawan Sepoy L Balaji. Balaji's hand was blown up and his right eye badly damaged in the incident, they said.

Six other soldiers were also injured and shifted to the military hospital for treatment.