There is no terror angle in Bathinda Military Station firing incident, say Punjab police sources. All the entry gates of the Army Cantt in Bathinda have been closed. About two days ago one Insas rifle with 28 cartridges had gone missing. Some army personnel may be behind this incident, Punjab Police sources tell news agency ANI.
Punjab's Additional Director General of Police, SPS Parmar told PTI over phone, "It is not a terrorist attack, it is not an attack from outside. It is a fratricidal incident."
Four people were killed in the firing incident at Bathinda military station in Punjab on Wednesday morning, the Army said. It said quick reaction teams were activated following the firing incident at 4:35 am.
"A firing incident reported in the early hours of the morning around 04:35 hours inside Bathinda Military Station. Quick Reaction Teams were activated and the area was cordoned off and sealed," the Army said in a statement. It said search operations are in progress. "Four fatal casualties reported. Further details being ascertained," it said. The details of the incident are not immediately known.
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