Naval officer dies of gunshot wounds

Team Udayavani, Oct 1, 2017, 11:56 AM IST

Kochi:  A Naval officer died of gunshot wounds at the Naval base here this morning, a defence spokesman said. Further details about the incident were awaited.

The spokesman said a sailor on duty at the naval base sustained fatal bullet injury due to the firing of his duty weapon. The injured sailor was rushed to the naval hospital INHS Sanjivani where all efforts to save him remained unsuccessful, he said.

The naval base here houses the headquarters of the Southern Naval Command, which is one of the three main formations of the Indian Navy.

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