The Bathinda Military Station in India experienced a tragic incident earlier this week when four Army jawans were killed in their barracks in their sleep. The next day, another soldier was reported dead due to a gunshot wound, but officials suggested it could be a case of suicide or accidental firing and not related to the initial case. A massive hunt was launched for two unidentified men seen near the site of the firing, but police have not yet reported any breakthroughs. The suspects were seen carrying an INSAS rifle and an axe and were wearing white kurta-pyjamas with their faces and heads covered with cloth. The bodies of the four jawans bore bullet marks, and it is suspected that the missing INSAS rifle was used in the firing. The police are coordinating with the Army in the ongoing investigation.According to the FIR, a jawan reported seeing two unidentified men in white kurta-pyjamas, with their faces and heads covered with cloth, coming out of the barracks after the firing. One of them was carrying an INSAS rifle and the other an axe, according to the jawan’s statement in the FIR. The suspects went towards a forested area near the barracks upon seeing the jawan. The police are currently coordinating with the Army authorities in their investigation, but there have been no further updates on the case.
The bodies of the four Army jawans bore bullet marks, and it is suspected that the missing INSAS rifle, along with 28 rounds, was used in the firing. Nineteen empty shells of an INSAS rifle were found at the spot, which strengthens the suspicion that the missing rifle was indeed used in the incident. The weapon was later found, but no further details have been reported on its recovery or the ongoing investigation into the case.
