Overview
- One soldier died after a tank submerged during a canal-crossing training exercise in Sriganganagar on Tuesday morning.
- Rescue operations by Army divers, SDRF, civil defence and police lasted several hours before the body and tank were recovered.
- The deceased was identified by local officials as 32-year-old NCO Deepak Khorwal from West Bengal.
- Reports differ on how many personnel were inside the tank, with accounts citing either two or three soldiers and survivors escaping.
- The body was taken to Suratgarh Military Hospital for autopsy, which police say has been conducted, and investigators await a formal Army statement.