Bathinda Military station firing

Bathinda military station: Gunner stole INSAS rifle that used to kill 4 jawans

17 Apr 2023

Gunner Desai Mohan, who was arrested by the Punjab Police on April 12 in connection with the Bathinda military station incident, has confessed to stealing an INSAS rifle and killing four of his colleagues, according to SSP Bathinda Gulneet Khurana during a joint press conference with the Indian Army on...

Army: ‘INSAS rifle and cartridge recovered’ in Bathinda Military station firing case

12 Apr 2023

The Indian Army said in a statement on Wednesday evening that a search team had found the INSAS rifle and magazine at the Bathinda military station. Army and police joint teams will now conduct forensic analysis on the weapon to learn more about it, according to a statement from the...

Bathinda Military station firing: Identity of 4 jawans who were shot revealed

12 Apr 2023

Four Army jawans shot and killed while sleeping in a barrack at a military base in Punjab's Bathinda on Wednesday morning have been identified as Gunners Sagar Banne (25), Kamalesh R (24), Yogeshkumar J (24) and Santosh M Nagaral (25). Their families have been notified, according to a separate statement...

Bathinda Military station firing: Preliminary reports suggest internal issue, says Indian Army sources

12 Apr 2023

According to preliminary reports, the early Wednesday morning shooting at the Bathinda Military Station that killed four soldiers appeared to be an internal issue because a rifle with ammunition had gone missing for the previous two days, Indian Army sources said. They said that search operations are underway inside the...