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Hours after Bathinda shooting, another solider dies due to ‘accidental firing’ in Military Station

their sleep by unidentified assailants at the Bathinda Military Station in Punjab, another solider died of a bullet injury on Wednesday due to “accidental firing”. The deceased jawan has been identified as Laghu Raj Shankar.

“An Army jawan died of a bullet injury as his service weapon went off accidentally in Punjab’s Bathinda last night. The deceased jawan has been identified as Laghu Raj Shankar,” Gurdeep Singh, SHO, Bathinda Cantt Police Station said, as quoted by news agency ANI.

A statement from the Military said that the soldier died of a gunshot wound at 4:30 pm at Bathinda Military Station.

“The soldier was on sentry duty with his service weapon. The weapon and cartridge case from the same weapon was found next to the soldier. The gunshot wound was near the right temporal region. He was immediately evacuated to the Military Hospital, but succumbed to his injuries,” it said.

It has also confirmed that there is no connection between the soldier’s death and the killing of the other four military personnel.

At 4:30 am, Four Army personnel were killed Military Station. Police said it appeared to be an “internal” incident, and not a terror attack. The firing took place around 4.30 am. There was no official word on who carried out the attack and a combing operation was underway.