Karnataka Air Force jawan dies during parachute training exercise in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow: An Indian Air Force (IAF) jawan from Karnataka died during a parachute training exercise in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district on Friday.

According to the police sources here, the jawan, identified only as Manjunath, a warrant officer in the IAF, died after his parachute failed to open during the exercise in the Malpura parachute drop zone in the district around 9 in the morning.

Sources said that 12 trainee jumpers, led by IAF officer Wing Commander Rohit Dahiya, were taking part in the exercise when the incident happened.

Police said that while 11 jumpers landed safely on the ground, one jawan failed to land. A search was launched for him by the other jawans and a little later Manjunath was found lying in a field in Sutendi village. The local police also reached the site upon getting the information.

He was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead by the doctors.

The acting station in-charge of Malpura police station Pramod Sharma confirmed the incident and said that necessary legal formalities were being undertaken in the matter .

The police official only said that the deceased IAF jawan hailed from Karnataka without elaborating further.

Earlier also similar incidents had happened during the parachute training exercise in the Malpura parachute drop zone in which jawans from the defense forced had died.