Army havildar dies after dummy bomb dropped from drone falls on him during training

Pramod Sinha, SP, (Bhopal rural), said the incident took place on Monday evening during a training session

Updated on: Jun 24, 2025, 22:27:41 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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BHOPAL: A 37-year-old havildar in the Indian Army died due to an accident during a training exercise at Bhopal’s Sukhi Sevaniya range, police said on Tuesday.

A senior police officer said Vijay Singh, 37, died on the spot after a dummy bomb dropped from a drone struck him on the head.

Pramod Sinha, superintendent of police (SP) Bhopal rural, said, ”The incident took place on Monday evening during a training session when soldiers were being taught to drop bombs from drones and to protect themselves. An iron dummy bomb was placed in a drone flying over the range and was to be dropped at a designated range. But it fell on Singh. He didn’t get time to save himself.”

Singh, a resident of Uttarakhand, was posted as a havildar in Bhopal’s Bairagarh area. According to a police officer, the bomb weighed over 4 kg and fell from a height of 400 feet.

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I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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