Army officer killed in Rajasthan

CHANDIGARH - An Indian Army officer was killed in a freak accident during an army exercise in Rajasthan, a defence official said here Wednesday.

Lieutenant Nishant Karol was killed when his tank fell into a well.

Karol’s tank fell into a blind well. His father lives in Sector-27 in Chandigarh and is a manager in a nationalized bank, a defence spokesperson said.