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Bathinda firing updates: INSAS rifle and cartridge recovered, says Army
Bhatinda firing UPDATES: Military Station quick reaction teams were activated soon after the firing and the area has been cordoned off and sealed.
Four jawans have been killed after an unidentified person opened indiscriminately firing on the highly secured Punjab's Bathinda military station campus on Wednesday morning. As per a statement by the Southwest Command of the Indian Army, the firing incident was reported at 4:35 am. Bathinda SSP Gulneet Khurana said initial inputs suggest an army soldier possibly opened fire at others in the secured campus.
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Four Army jawans were killed in firing inside a military station in Bathinda in Punjab early Wednesday, with the state police registering a case against two unidentified persons.
Bathinda firing: INSAS rifle along with the magazine recovered
A search team has located the INSAS rifle along with the magazine. Army and Police Joint teams will now be undertaking forensic analysis of the weapon for ascertaining further details.
Bathinda military station firing: Four jawans shot dead identified
Four Army jawans shot and killed Wednesday morning - in a tragic incident officials described as 'fratricide' - while sleeping in a barrack at a military base in Punjab's Bathinda have been identified as Gunners Sagar Banne (25), Kamalesh R (24), Yogeshkumar J (24) and Santosh M Nagaral (25). Read more
Victims of the Bathinda military station firing incident
Four jawans were killed after an unidentified person opened firing on the Punjab's Bathinda military station campus.
Bathinda military station firing: 4 jawans shot while they slept, say police
The four deceased Indian Army jawans were asleep when they were attacked in their barrack at the Bathinda military station, a senior Punjab Police official said on Wednesday. Read full report here
Two persons in civil dress were believed to be behind the shooting
Bathinda SP (investigation) Ajay Gandhi said two persons in civil dress were believed to be behind the shooting. Gandhi is heading a police team probing the Bathinda Military Station. Said 19 empty shells of Insas rifle were recovered from the spot. Deceased were slept when they were attacked in their barrack.
Bathinda Military Station firing : Punjab Police say incident 'not a terror attack'
“This is not a terrorist incident. Probe is being done. An FIR was lodged 2-3 days ago regarding the missing rifle and the matter is being investigated. We are in touch with Army officials”: Surinder Pal Singh, additional DGP was quoted as saying by ANI.
Matter of internal fighting: Punjab MLA on Bhatinda Military Station firing
Punjab MLA Anmol Gagan Maan said the firing at the Bhatinda Military Station was a "matter of internal fight".
Bathinda firing: Operation underway to nab the shooter
Operation is still under way to nab the shooter who killed 4 Army jawans.
Bodies of 4 jawans shifted to Bathinda civil hospital for postmortem examination
Bodies of all four jawans have been shifted from Military Station to Bathinda civil hospital for postmortem examination, confirms civil surgeon Dr TS Dhillon.
Army chief briefs Rajnath Singh on the incident
Defence minister Rajnath Singh has been briefed by Army chief General Manoj Pande on the Bathinda Military Station firing incident, ANI reported citing sources.
No person has been arrested yet in Bathinda Military Station firing case
SHO of Cantt police station in Bathinda Gurdeep Singh said no person has yet been arrested in Military Station firing incident.
Search Op is still on.
SHO said a police complaint was received from the military station authorities on Tuesday evening about a missing rifle and a magazine.
It is not a terror incident: Bathinda SSP
Bathinda's Senior Superintendent of Police, Gulneet Singh Khurana said, “It is not a terror incident. It is an internal issue, it appears to be fratricidal issue. Our investigation teams have reached inside (military station) with all forensic equipment and they are conducting investigations. In-depth investigations are going on”, PTI reported.
Video: Bathinda Military Station sealed; Army confirms four jawans killed
Avoid rumours on Bathinda military base firing incident: Indian Army
Considering the sensitivities involved, the Indian Army today asked the media to avoid rumours and refrain from speculation over a firing incident inside the Military Station in Punjab's Bathinda
The 4 army jawans killed were part of an artillery unit
The army said the four army jawans were of an artillery unit. The area has been cordoned off, and combing operations are currently underway.
Punjab Minister on Bathinda Military station firing incident
Firing at Bathinda military station; missing rifle part of probe: What we know so far
An incident of suspected fratricide occurred at an officers' mess in the Bathinda military station in Punjab on Wednesday, resulting in the death of four Indian Army jawans. Read more
Search operations at thick plantation areas are underway
As per initial reports, it seems an internal issue as a rifle with ammunition had been missing for the last two days. Search ops are underway inside military station where there is thick plantation in some areas, ANI reports citing army top officials.
Manhunt underway for the suspect
The army on Wednesday launched a manhunt after four soldiers were killed in a suspected fratricide attack at an officers’ mess in the Bathinda military station in Punjab on Wednesday, officials familiar with the matter said, ruling out a terror angle. Read more
No information on those behind the gunshot incident
Information on those behind the gunshot incident in the prohibited campus is still awaited, but some officials said that two men in civilian clothes may have been involved.
No loss or damage to the property reported in the military station
In a press briefing, the defense authorities said no other person sustained injuries. Also, it added that no loss or damage to the property reported in the highly protected zone.
Gates of Bathinda military station have been closed
About Bathinda military station
The Bathinda military station is the largest military base in Asia and home to the army’s HQs 10 Corps. The pivot 'Chetak' corps is responsible for defending India’s border with Pakistan in south Punjab and north Rajasthan.
Army launched manhunt after the fratricide attack
The army launched a manhunt after four soldiers were killed in a suspected fratricide attack at an officers’ mess in the Bathinda military station in Punjab on Wednesday, officials familiar with the matter said, ruling out a terror angle.
