The Indian Army officially lodged an FIR in the firing incident at Bathinda army station during the early hours of Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a search team of the Army has located the INSAS rifle along with the magazine suspected to be used in the firing incident. The joint teams of the Army and Punjab Police will now conduct a forensic analysis of the weapon for ascertaining further details.
The statement from the Indian Army added that the balance number of rounds in the weapon will only be available after forensic analysis.
The firing incident in Bathinda military station was reported during the early hours of Wednesday and four jawans are killed in the incident. The recovered INSAS rifle went missing two days ago with ammunition and is suspected to be used in the incident.
The Punjab Police has ruled out the terror angle in the case and currently, described the incident as ‘fratricide.’