Firing in Bathinda Military Station – 4 jawans died

Bathinda News: Four army soldiers were killed in the firing that took place on Wednesday morning at Bathinda Military Station in Punjab. These jawans belonged to 80 Medium Regiment. The army said that the firing took place at 4:35 am. Apart from 4 deaths, there has been no loss of life or property. Teams of police and army are jointly investigating it. A suspect has been taken into custody in this case. He is under interrogation. Earlier, the Punjab Police said that the incident was not a terrorist attack. This is a case of mutual firing between the jawans. The army said that we will investigate all aspects. It also includes the angle of missing INSAS rifle and bullets from the guard room of the unit 2 days ago. Police and Army suspect that this rifle could be used in the firing incident. After the firing, the military station has been sealed and movement of people has been banned.

Firing related updates

Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that the entire matter is being investigated.

Army Chief General Manoj Pandey will give briefing in this matter.

The army has informed about this to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. The Punjab government has also sought a report from the Bathinda police.

Families of soldiers also reside within the Army Cantt. After the incident, the army has asked everyone to stay in their homes. Schools have been closed within the cantonment.

4 angles of the firing incident so far

1. Mutual firing of jawans

It is being said in some reports that the firing took place in the officers' mess of the military station. Bathinda SSP Gulneet Khurana has denied that the attack was a terrorist incident. He has said that it could be mutual firing of soldiers.

2. Suspect opened fire during search operation

According to police sources, suspicious activities were noticed inside the Bathinda Military Station in the early hours of Wednesday. The soldiers launched a search operation. During this, the suspect opened fire on the soldiers. The shooter was in plain clothes.

3. The rifle went missing 2 days ago

Punjab Police sources said that two days back an INSAS rifle and 28 rounds of ammunition went missing from the unit guard room of the military station. The army was also probing it. It is being suspected that this rifle could be used in this incident. The army is probing it from this angle as well.

Punjab government's first reaction on firing...

The first reaction of the Punjab government has come in the matter of firing at Bathinda Military Station. Anmol Gagan Mann, Tourism Minister of the AAP government of Punjab said – I have spoken to the SSP of Bathinda about this. This is a case of infighting between army personnel. The inspection of the matter is going on.

Asia's largest cantonment is Bathinda Cantt.

Bathinda Cantonment is the largest military cantonment in Asia. The boundary of this military station is about 45 kilometers. The ammunition depot here is one of the largest depots in the country. National Highway 64 (Bathinda-Chandigarh) passes through the Military Station. However, the military station has been covered by making boundaries on both sides of it. Bathinda has the headquarters of the 10 Corps of the Army. This military station houses a large number of operational army units.

Army base attacked in Punjab

In January 2016, Jaish-e-Mohammed had carried out a terrorist attack in Pathankot. 6 of his terrorists entered India from Pakistan. He entered the airbase armed with weapons. Where 7 soldiers were martyred in indiscriminate firing. Although the terrorists were also killed.

There was a terrorist attack in Gurdaspur in July 2015. In this, the terrorists entered the Dinanagar police station wearing army uniform. These terrorists belonged to Lashkar, who were killed.