The Indian army announced that four people were killed due to a "shooting incident" inside the Bathinda military station. The army stated in a communiqué that "rapid response teams have been deployed at the station, the area has been cordoned off and locked down, and further details are being verified." A source in the Ministry of Defense, who requested anonymity for Reuters, indicated that the "gunmen (number unknown) are still at large in the station, and are armed."