Real Admiral S S Jamwal dies on firing range in Kochi

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Top Naval officer dies at firing range in Kochi​

Kochi: A top Naval officer has died on at firing range of INS Dronacharya in Kochi.

The exact cause of the death of Real Admiral S S Jamwal, the Chief of Staff of the Southern Naval Command dies is not known yet.

A high-level inquiry has been ordered.


Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/top-naval-officer-dies-at-firing-range-in-kochi-36054?cp

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Rip...
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[p2prada]

Rip
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[EagleOne]

may his soul rest in peace

 

[bhramos]

RIP.....
to Rear Admiral S S Jamwal.....

 

[youngindian]

Rip....................

 

[ajtr]

A file photo of Rear Admiral SS Jamwal (the taller person in the photo), Chief of Staff of the Southern Naval Command, who got killed in accidental gunfire on Wednesday morning. Photo: Special Arrangement.

In a shocking incident, Rear Admiral S.S. Jamwal, Chief of Staff of the Southern Naval Command, was killed in accident gunfire at the Navy's missile and gunnery school INS Dronacharya at Fort Kochi, near here, on Wednesday.

The incident took place around 10.30 a.m. As per intitial reports, the Rear Admiral was at the small arms firing range of INS Dronacharya to oversee firing practice of trainees when he accidentally got hit. He died on the spot.

The Navy has constituted an internal Board of Inquiry to investigate the death of the Rear Admiral.


http://thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article504223.ece

 

[ahmedsid]

My God! Shocking, I was just seeing this on TV and I came here to see what exactly the news is. They are telling the bullet ricocheted or something. The Inquest on the body has begun.

May his Soul Rest in Peace and God give his family the Courage to face this. God Speed

 

[Oracle]

Rest In Peace Admiral

 

[SHASH2K2]

May his soul rest in peace . My condolences to his family.

 

[Oracle]

Southern Naval Command Chief Rear Admiral S S Jamwal was killed at a firing range incident at INS Dronacharya in Kochi, Naval sources said on Tuesday.

The 51-year-old officer was killed when he was accidentally hit by a bullet in the head while a training session was underway at the firing range, Navy sources said, adding that a probe has been initiated into the incident.

INS Dronacharya, a gunnery school, is located about 10 km from INS Venduruthy, which is the main Naval Base in Kochi.

Rear Admiral Jamwal entered the Navy on July 1, 1980. He is survived by his wife Geeta and two children.

http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/07/top-naval-officer-killed-on-board-ins-dronacharya.htm

 

[plugwater]

Rest In Peace.....

 

[StealthSniper]

Rest In Peace.......................

 

[printf]

R.i.p.................

 

[nandu]

Rip............................

 

[nandu]

Indian Navy Rear Admiral Shoots Self, Accidentally

Rear Admiral SS Jamwal, Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command died of firearm injuries this morning after what appears to have been a freak accident at the INS Dronacharya firing range in Kochi. The officer was inspecting the unit, and was doing some small-arm target practice when the incident happened. Admiral Jamwal, 51, served in a previous capacity as India's Naval Attache in Moscow. He is survived by his wife, Geeta, and two children. R.I.P.

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[nandu]

The officer was inspecting the unit, and was doing some small-arm target practice when the incident happened. The Navy says he was cleaning the firearm when it accidentally went off.

 

[Yusuf]

RIP to the Admiral. Condolences to to his family.

 

[samarsingh]

R.i.p
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[sayareakd]

RIP, this is shocking accident, hope same is not repeated.