NEW DELHI, April 13 (Reuters) – A soldier died of a gunshot wound at a army base in India’s northern border state of Punjab, nevertheless it was not associated to the killing of four soldiers there hours earlier, the Indian military stated on Thursday.

The soldier at Bathinda Military Station on Wednesday night was thought to have shot himself, a press release from the military stated.

“There is no connection whatsoever” to the killing of 4 troopers by unknown attackers 12 hours earlier, it added.

“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 assertion stated.

The soldier, who had returned from depart on April 11, was rushed to a army hospital, the place he died of his accidents, it added.

Earlier on Wednesday, 4 troopers had been shot to demise of their sleep within the barracks by two folks, one in all them considered utilizing a rifle that was reported lacking from the bottom two days earlier.

The rifle was situated in a while Wednesday however the attackers had not been caught, the military stated.

State police stated it was “not a terror attack”.

Reporting by Krishn Kaushik; Editing by YP Rajesh and Gerry Doyle

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