GUWAHATI: The Army jawans of an infantry battalion deployed in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday roughed up a captain after one of their colleagues died during a “routine training activity”, apparently upset over the jawan being asked to march despite complaining of chest pain.
Army officials in Guwahati denied there was anything even approximating “mutiny” in the unit, as some initial reports suggested.Sources said four to five jawans turned emotional after the death of the jawan following chest pain, and got agitated when they were being consoled by their battalion adjutant, the captain, leading to a scuffle. No one was injured.Defence spokesman Lt Col Suneet Newton confirmed the death during routine training. He said it occurred in the northeast region, but declined to confirm that the infantry unit was deployed in Arunachal. “This is not a case of mutiny,” he told TOI.
The incident is being investigated by Army authorities as is the practice in all cases of death during training exercises, he added.
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Chest pain should have been taken seriously and there are frequent reports of sportsmen dying…sudden death..he should have been checked by cardiologist with necessary basic tests..not done ?drs bafna
Official sources said the jawan complained of chest pain before a routine march on Sunday. He was checked by the unit’s medical officer and found to be fit. However, the jawan later collapsed during the march and was immediately brought to the field ambulance, where he died. “Jawans, four to five in number, got emotional and agitated at the death of a colleague. When being consoled by the adjutant, they indulged in an agitated behaviour leading to a minor scuffle. No one was injured,” said Newton.