NEW DELHI: An Army soldier died of gunshot accidents on the Bathinda army station in Punjab on Wednesday, round 12 hours after 4 personnel from an artillery unit have been killed in a firing incident. The Army mentioned dying of the soldier on Wednesday afternoon has no reference to the firing incident.
“A soldier died of a gunshot wound at approximately 4:30 pm on April 12 at Bathinda Military Station.The soldier was on sentry duty with his service weapon,” the Army mentioned. “The weapon and cartridge case from the same weapon was found next to the soldier. The gunshot wound was near the right temporal region,” it mentioned in a press release.
The Army mentioned the soldier was instantly evacuated to the army hospital, however he succumbed to his accidents. It mentioned the soldier had returned from go away on April 11. “The case purportedly seems to be of attempted suicide,” the Army mentioned.
A senior official mentioned it may very well be a case of unintended firing as properly. There might be an intensive investigation into the case. “There is no connection whatsoever with the incident that took place at 4:30 am at Bathinda Military Station,” the Army mentioned.
