Punjab: Jawan killed in accidental firing at Bathinda Military Station

Bathinda, April 13: Another tragedy has struck the Bathinda Military station in India. On late Thursday night, a jawan was killed in an alleged accidental firing incident. The Cantt police station has received a complaint and they believe that it was an accidental firing.

However, a full investigation is being conducted into the matter.

This incident came just one day after four Army jawans were killed in a firing inside the same military station on Wednesday. Witnesses reported seeing two men with covered faces and armed with a rifle and an axe fleeing the scene afterwards. It is suspected that an INSAS rifle, which was reported missing two days prior, was used in the shooting.

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The Army Chief briefed the Defence Minister on the matter and a court of inquiry is being conducted alongside the police investigation. The police have filed an FIR, stating that a jawan saw two unidentified men in white kurta-pyjama, their faces and heads covered, coming out of the barracks after the firing.

The investigation is ongoing and the authorities are still trying to determine the exact cause of the incidents.