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Army jawan killed in road mishap near Chittoor
The Hindu
One killed, five injured in another accident
An army jawan, Manoj (28), was killed on the spot, when his scooter was knocked down by a speeding car at Rangampeta village, 25 km from here, Saturday midnight. According to the Puthalapattu police, the jawan, who was married three months ago, worked in the Jammu and Kashmir sector, and had been on leave till July 24. On the fateful night he was returning home from Chittoor when the mishap occurred. The police rushed to the spot and registered a case. The body was shifted to the district hospital at Chittoor for autopsy.![](/newspic/picid-1269750-20250217064624.jpg)
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