A firing incident was reported inside Bathinda Military Station on Wednesday morning, which claimed four lives. The incident happened in the early hours of the morning around 04:35 am.
According to the South Western Command of the Indian Army said, station quick reaction teams have been activated and the area has been cordoned off.
Search operations are in progress currently. It is not clear what triggered the firing. However, Punjab police sources denied any terror angle to the firing incident. Punjab's Additional Director General of Police, SPS Parmar told PTI over phone, "It is not a terrorist attack, it is not an attack from outside. It is a fratricidal incident".
According to Punjab police sources, all entry gates of the Army Cantt have been closed. The sources added that about two days ago, one Insas rifle with 28 cartridges had gone missing and sme army personnel may be behind this incident.
(To be updated)