On 12 April 2023, four Indian Army soldiers were killed at a military base in Bathinda in the northern border state of Punjab, India.[1][2][3]

On 17 April 2023, an army Gunner named Desai Mohan was arrested for allegedly killing the four soldiers with a stolen assault rifle.[4] According to Bathinda Senior Superintendent of Police Gulneet Singh Khurana, he confessed to killing the four soldiers named Sagar Banne, Yogesh Kumar J, Santosh M Nagaral and Kamalesh R, with a stolen INSAS rifle.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Kaushik, Krishn (12 April 2023). "Indian army says it finds rifle linked to killing of 4 soldiers at base". Reuters.
  2. ↑ "Four soldiers killed in shooting at Indian army base in Punjab". Al Jazeera. 12 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "What we know about the attack on Indian army base". BBC News. 13 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Army jawan arrested in connection with killing of 4 soldiers at Bathinda military station: Police". The Times of India. 17 April 2023.
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