An explosion rocked the Badkala firing range in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday evening, December 27, 2025, during routine drone training with explosives, injuring four Indian Army personnel: Suresh (45), Pavitra (35), Deepak (27), and Praveen (30). Police from Mirzapur and Behat swiftly evacuated the wounded to Behat Primary Health Centre, with Deepak and Suresh transferred to the district hospital for critical care; all remain stable under Army medical supervision, as confirmed by SP (Rural) Sagar Jain on December 28. An official inquiry probes potential technical malfunctions or munitions issues at this Shivalik forest facility, vital for operational readiness amid India’s border tensions with China and Pakistan. From a strategic lens, such mishaps highlight urgent needs for enhanced safety protocols and indigenous drone tech to bolster force modernization without compromising troop welfare.