Claim that a “Hindu Army Major” shot dead Sikh soldiers at Bathinda Military Station is fake communal propaganda
Claim that a “Hindu Army Major” shot dead Sikh soldiers at Bathinda Military Station is fake communal propaganda
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A viral post claims a Hindu Indian Army Major opened fire at the Bathinda Military Station, killing two Sikh soldiers and injuring seven, and that the Army is suppressing the news. Fact-checkers have labelled the post propaganda. There is no report of any such incident, and the claim appears to twist the 2023 Bathinda shooting, whose details are entirely different.A viral post claims a Hindu Indian Army Major opened fire at the Bathinda Military Station, killing two Sikh soldiers and injuring seven, and that the Army is suppressing the news. Fact-checkers have labelled the post propaganda. There is no report of any such incident, and the claim appears to twist the 2023 Bathinda shooting, whose details are entirely different.
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On October 21, 2026, the X handle “Schlangenjäger” (@Shadowfox_11), which earlier circulated a forged resignation letter of Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen Balbir Singh, posted that a “Hindu Indian Army Major” had fired at troops at the Bathinda Military Station, killing two Sikh soldiers and injuring seven. It claimed all the victims were Sikh and that the Army was hiding the incident. The post used a photo of soldiers and Military Police at the station gate. Fact-checkers have labelled it propaganda. There are no credible news reports or official statements of any such shooting. The only recent firing incident at the station took place in April 2023, when gunner Desai Mohan of the 80 Medium Regiment shot dead four colleagues. That case was widely reported and publicly tried, and a general court martial sentenced him to life imprisonment and dismissed him from service in August 2024. Neither the rank, the numbers nor the communal angle in the viral post matches that case. Inventing religious divisions within the Army is a dangerous tactic meant to sow distrust among troops and in Punjab, and such posts should be reported, not shared.
On October 21, 2026, the X handle “Schlangenjäger” (@Shadowfox_11), which earlier circulated a forged resignation letter of Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen Balbir Singh, posted that a “Hindu Indian Army Major” had fired at troops at the Bathinda Military Station, killing two Sikh soldiers and injuring seven. It claimed all the victims were Sikh and that the Army was hiding the incident. The post used a photo of soldiers and Military Police at the station gate. Fact-checkers have labelled it propaganda. There are no credible news reports or official statements of any such shooting. The only recent firing incident at the station took place in April 2023, when gunner Desai Mohan of the 80 Medium Regiment shot dead four colleagues. That case was widely reported and publicly tried, and a general court martial sentenced him to life imprisonment and dismissed him from service in August 2024. Neither the rank, the numbers nor the communal angle in the viral post matches that case. Inventing religious divisions within the Army is a dangerous tactic meant to sow distrust among troops and in Punjab, and such posts should be reported, not shared.