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This Article is From Apr 12, 2023

Four Killed In Firing At Bathinda Military Station

Four killed in firing at Bathinda military station, Punjab Police say it is fratricidal incident

Four Killed In Firing At Bathinda Military Station
A view of the entrance gate of a police station, following a "firing incident" at a military station that killed four people, in Bhatinda, Punjab, India, April 12, 2023 in this screengrab taken from a handout video. ANI/Handout via REUTERS.

Four people were killed in a firing incident at Bathinda military station in Punjab on Wednesday morning, with the state police terming it as a "fratricidal incident".

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."

"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.

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It said search operations are in progress. "Four fatal casualties reported. Further details being ascertained," it said.

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