Ø Three personnel of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action unit of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed and three others
injured in a Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district.
Ø A massive fire had broken out on Sindhurakshak followed by a series of
explosions, killing all 18 Navy personnel, including three officers. The
3,000-tonne submarine sank in the South Breakwater in Mumbai’s naval dockyard
within hours of the incident. Sabotage is one of the six possible reasons for the sinking of kilo-class
submarine INS Sindhurakshak in August 2013, a preliminary report of the board
of inquiry (BoI) has held. According to the report, submitted to the Defence
Ministry and accessed by The
Hindu , the BoI, chaired by Commodore Deepak
Bisht, cited five other probable reasons as well. The
other reasons include human error (inadvertent mishandling of ammunition),
malfunctioning of equipment or an accident. The BoI can submit a final report
only when the submarine is pulled out and is subjected to a forensic and chemical
test. The first explosion, which was minor, could be because of malfunctioning
of equipment. The subsequent explosions were major, probably due to the
triggering of torpedoes, which also led to the sinking of the ship. This is
impossible without a human element. This is why the inquiry panel has
deliberated on the point of sabotage. One of the other possibilities could be
that the sailors were not able to load the missiles properly.
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