English
Arabic
Chinese (Simplified)
Russian
Spanish
Urdu
BATHINDA: A firing incident inside Bathinda Military Station killed four people. The incident was reported in the early hours of Wednesday. Punjab SSP said that the incident was “not a terror attack”.
Station Quick Reaction Teams were activated following the incident and the area was cordoned off and sealed. The firing incident was reported at 4:35 am inside the military station.
According to SSP Bathinda, “the firing incident was not a terror attack”. “It doesn’t seem like a terror attack. It seems to be a case of fratricide,” according to Punjab Police and intelligence sources.
The firing incident happened in an artillery unit of the Bathinda Military Station. Families are also living in the area, sources said.
Sources said even police have not been allowed inside Bathinda Cantonment.
Search operations are in progress. Further details are being ascertained.
The incident happened inside the officers’ mess of the military station. Identities of all the victims are being ascertained.(Agencies)
