In an unfortunate incident, an Indian Navy man on Thursday died during combat weapon firing drills in the Arabian Sea.
Twenty-one-year-old Mohan Raj, Seaman First Class, of the Indian Navy serving onboard INS Gomati, suffered grave injury, while carrying out combat weapon firing drills at sea. However, the details of the incident were not immediately known.
The critically injured sailor was airlifted from the ship to the nearest naval hospital INHS Asvini, Mumbai by a Seaking helicopter. However, Raj succumbed to his injuries.
Raj, who hailed from Katpudi in Tamil Nadu, is survived by his parents and two siblings.