Four deaths have been reported in an incident of firing inside Bathinda Military Station in Punjab, India early Wednesday morning. The area has been cordoned off and quick response teams are conducting a search, the Army's South Western Command said in a statement.
"Firing incident reported in the early hours of the morning around 0435h inside Bathinda Military Station. Station Quick Reaction Teams were activated. Area was cordoned off and sealed. Search operations, are in progress, reports NDTV.
Four Fatal casualties reported. Further details being ascertained," the Army statement said.
Bathinda's Senior Superintendent Of Police GS Khurana told NDTV that a police team is waiting outside the military station and that the Army has not cleared their entry yet. However, he said it did not appear to be a terror attack and that it could be an "internal matter."
