New Delhi: An INSAS rifle that was reported lacking on the Bhatinda Military Station the place 4 troopers had been killed in a firing incident on Wednesday morning has been discovered, the Army mentioned. It was suspected that the lacking rifle was used within the firing incident.
“A search team has located the INSAS rifle along with the magazine. Army and police joint teams will now be undertaking forensic analysis of the weapon for ascertaining further details,” the Army’s South Western Command mentioned.
“The balance number of rounds in the weapon will only be available after forensic analysis. The joint investigation with Punjab Police is in progress,” it mentioned.
After the firing incident, the South Western Command mentioned in an announcement that each one facets, together with the attainable case of involvement of an INSAS rifle together with 28 rounds reported lacking two days again, are being ascertained.
The Army mentioned no particular person has been detained or apprehended for the killing.
All attainable help is being offered to the police, it mentioned.
Four personnel of an Army artillery unit had been killed in a firing incident on the Bathinda navy station in Punjab early Wednesday. The Punjab Police, which is investigating the matter together with their navy counterparts, mentioned based on the knowledge gathered up to now, the incident was not a terrorist act.
The 4 personnel, of their mid-20s, had been sleeping when the firing happened round 4:30 am close to the barracks behind a large number.
It is learnt that Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande briefed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the matter.
Bathinda Superintendent of Police (Detective) Ajay Gandhi, who headed the police investigation, advised reporters that 19 empty shells of INSAS rifle had been discovered from the spot.
Quoting an Army jawan, Gandhi mentioned two individuals in civilian garments opened hearth.
He mentioned the slain jawans had been recognized as Sagar Banne (25), Kamalesh R (24), Yogesh Kumar J (24) and Santosh M Nagaral (25).
He mentioned CCTV footage is being scanned and the Army is conducting a cordon-and-search operation and your entire space has been sanitized.
When requested if it may very well be a fratricidal incident, Gandhi mentioned, “investigations are on”.
