Bathinda military station killing: Attacker used 19 bullets to kill 4 jawans, misfired just once, say police

By Manjeet Sehgal: The Military jawan who killed 4 of his colleagues at Bathinda Army Station final Wednesday fired 19 bullets and misfired one, the police stated. The accused allegedly stole the weapons and bullets from a colleague when he was sleeping, Bathinda’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gulneet Singh Khurana stated on Monday.

The day the 4 jawans had been killed within the early-morning firing incident, it additionally got here to gentle that an INSAS rifle and a few ammunition had gone lacking from the navy station a few days in the past.

The accused, Gunner Desai Mohan, stole eight rounds of sunshine machine gun (LMG) ammunition, an INSAS rifle and {a magazine} with 20 rounds from a colleague when he was sleeping, Khurana stated.

“The rifle and 28 rounds went lacking on April 9. The accused hid the weapon and bullets within the navy space. He had a private rivalry with the 4 jawans, he mercilessly killed,” Khurana stated.

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Busting the idea that there have been two attackers, Khurana stated: “There is just one accused within the case. The 2-masked-men principle was concocted by the jawan to mislead the police and the Military.” He confessed throughout interrogation, police stated.

“Eight bullets had been used to kill the primary two jawans, whereas it took Mohan 11 to kill the opposite two, who had been sleeping in a special room. He stored the misfired bullet shell in his pocket and left the 19 used shells within the rooms,” Khurana stated.

Mohan later dumped the eight stay gentle machine gun rounds and a shell of the misfired INSAS bullet in a sewage pit, the police stated, including that they’ve recovered the shell of the misfired bullet and 6 stay LMG rounds, however two bullets are lacking.

MORE DETAILS AFTER FORENSIC TEST

Based on the preliminary investigation, the stolen rifle was used to kill the jawans and extra particulars will emerge when the forensic report is available in.

With out divulging a lot element, police stated that the accused allegedly had a private rivalry with the victims and that they had been investigating the angle together with the Military.

Nevertheless, sources advised India Immediately that the accused was being harassed mentally by the jawans he killed.

THE BATHINDA MILITARY STATION ATTACK

4 Military jawans had been killed in an early-morning firing incident at Bathinda navy station in Punjab on April 12. Based on the Military, the incident occurred round 4:35 am, following which, the short response groups had been activated.

The 4 jawans who died had been from the Indian Military’s 80 Medium Regiment, an artillery unit.

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