A soldier died of a gunshot wound at approximately 4:30 pm on April 12, 2023 at Bathinda Military Station around 12 hours after four personnel from an artillery unit were killed in a firing incident.
The deceased soldier was on sentry duty with his service weapon. The weapon and its cartridge case were found next to his body, the Army said. The gunshot wound was near the right temporal region. He was immediately evacuated to the military hospital, but succumbed to his injuries.
The soldier had returned from leave on April 11, 2023. The case purportedly seems to be of attempted suicide.
There is no connection whatsoever with the incident that took place at 04:30 am on the same day at Bathinda Military Station.
Bathinda Cantt Station House Officer (SHP) Gurdeep Singh said they received information regarding the death of the soldier on Wednesday evening.
"We were informed by the Army and a case has been registered. Prima facie it appears to be an accidental firing case,” said the SHO.
The deceased was identified as Laghu Raj Shankar, said police.
(Published 13 April 2023, 04:13 IST)
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