Three jawans of the Indian Army were injured on January 9 2018 during a practice drill for the Army Day in New Delhi on January 15
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Three jawans of the Indian Army were injured on January 9, 2018, during a practice drill for the Army Day in New Delhi on January 15.
The incident occurred due to helicopter boom malfunction. The incident took place when the jawans descended from a helicopter with a rope which snapped - plummeting the jawans to the ground, as reported by Zee News.
An official from the Indian Army said that all the 3 jawans are safe and further investigation is underway.
3 jawans injured on 9th January 2018 during practice for Army Day. The incident occurred due to helicopter boom malfunction. All the 3 jawans are safe. Investigation is underway: Indian Army
— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2018
Army Day is observed on 15 January every year to honour Lieutenant General KM Kariappa, who took over as the first commander-in-chief of the Indian Army on this day.
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