In Parliament today- Accidents with INSAS Assault Rifles
Posted by- Neelam Mathews Aug 8, 2011 There have been accidents with the Indian Army’s main infantry weapon, INSAS Assault Rifles during firing practice, Minister of State for Defense M M Pallam Raju said in Lok Sabha. The Number of accidents/defects reported in the last three years are as under:
Calendar year 2009 2010 2011 (till July)
Nos of accidents/defects 68 69 41
There were only minor injuries in the mishaps reported above, said the reply of the minister. The details are as follows:-
Calendar year 2009 2010 2011
Nos of persons injured 06 02 01
According to a Special Army Order SAO 2/S/2006, a defect report (DE) is raised by users bringing out the defect noticed by them. A copy of Defect Report is forwarded to Authority Holding Sealed Particulars (AHSP), MGO branch, HQ TGEME, OFB among others. On receipt of Defect Report, AHSP conducts i...