An Indian Army jawan reportedly shot himself dead at the Bathinda military station. The deceased, identified as Laghu Raj Shankar, was on duty when he shot himself with his rifle. He succumbed to the bullet injury. The Army said it seemed to be a suicide case.

This is the same military station where four jawans were killed in a shooting incident on Wednesday. The two incidents weren't linked, an Army statement said.

The incident took place in the wee hours of Thursday. In a press release, the army said, "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. The soldier had returned from leave on 11 April 2023."