Bullying and harassment are among reasons why soldiers commit suicide or kill fellow troopers, a task force of the Union home ministry has found, according to officials aware of the matter. To be sure, the task force committee report is only for the paramilitary forces such as the CRPF, BSF, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Sashastra Seema Bal, Assam Rifles, and Central …
NEW DELHI: A day after four young soldiers were killed in a suspected fratricide attack at the Bathinda military station in Punjab, the army on Thursday continued its search for the perpetrators of the incident without any outcome, even as another soldier reportedly died by suicide at the same base hours after the shooting incident on Wednesday, officials familiar with …
Four Army jawans were shot and killed at Punjab's Bathinda military station in what officials have called a case of 'fratricide'. At around 4.30 am Wednesday a firing incident was reported from the Bathinda military base, which is located less than 100 km from the Pakistan border. Fratricide in India's armed forces The Union Home Ministry listed for the Lok …
The army on Wednesday launched a manhunt after four soldiers were killed in a suspected fratricide attack at an officers’ mess in the Bathinda military station in Punjab on Wednesday, officials familiar with the matter said, ruling out a terror angle. A weapon and some rounds went missing from an army unit two days ago, the officials said. The shooting …