{"id":126042,"date":"2026-05-17T04:03:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T23:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=126042"},"modified":"2026-05-17T04:03:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T23:03:55","slug":"indian-army-major-shoots-dead-jco-during-firing-practice-at-central-ammunition-depot-in-maharashtra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126042\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Army Major Shoots Dead JCO During Firing Practice at Central Ammunition Depot in Maharashtra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PULGAON, MAHARASHTRA (National Times) An Indian Army Major posted at the Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) in Pulgaon, Maharashtra \u2014 regarded as Asia\u2019s largest ammunition depot \u2014 allegedly shot and killed a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) during a routine firing practice session on Friday morning.<br>According to preliminary reports, Major Manan Tiwari opened fire with a 5.56mm INSAS assault rifle at close range, fatally wounding Subedar Major Om Bahadur Khand during the exercise.<br>Sources said the incident occurred inside the high-security military installation, triggering an immediate response from Army authorities. The injured officer reportedly succumbed to his wounds on the spot.<br>The matter is currently under joint investigation by the Indian Army and local police authorities. The accused officer has been taken into military custody, while officials indicated that the case is expected to be formally handed over to police for further legal proceedings.<br>Authorities have not yet disclosed the motive behind the shooting. Further details are awaited as the investigation progresses.<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"><div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:5d2a7883-d645-4fa1-87af-5fa00e96a683-0\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><div class=\"relative w-full overflow-visible\"><section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:5d2a7883-d645-4fa1-87af-5fa00e96a683-0\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:5d2a7883-d645-4fa1-87af-5fa00e96a683-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"pointer-events-none -mt-px h-px translate-y-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom)-14*var(--spacing))]\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PULGAON, MAHARASHTRA (National Times) An Indian Army Major posted at the Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) in Pulgaon, Maharashtra \u2014 regarded as Asia\u2019s largest ammunition depot \u2014 allegedly shot and killed a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) during a routine firing practice session on Friday morning.According to preliminary reports, Major Manan Tiwari opened fire with a 5.56mm [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - 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