2 Army soldiers killed in case of fratricide in J-K's Poonch, probe ordered

Jul 15, 2022

Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 15 : Two Army soldiers were killed and three others were injured in a case of fratricide which took place Friday morning in 156 Territorial Army battalion based at Surankote in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch.
The fratricide incident took place at 5.30 a.m. when one jawan fired at three other soldiers in his barrack and later shot himself in the stomach with his own weapon, according to Army sources.
The soldier who shot the others is also dead now.
A detailed probe has been ordered into the incident.
"One more soldier has lost his life in the Surankote fratricide case taking the death toll to two. The fratricide incident took place at 5.30 a.m. today when one jawan fired at three other soldiers in his barrack and later shot himself in the stomach with his own weapon. He is also dead now," said the sources.
Further details are awaited.