Jalandhar, December 1
Four Army personnel of the Motor Transport Section of 20 SATA battalion were killed when the battery they were recharging exploded in the Jalandhar Cantonment area around 8.30 p.m. this night. The workshop also caught fire.

Though Army authorities did not confirm the names, sources said the dead were Naik Lalit Kumar, Lance Naik J Topo, Havildar TS Bhaskar and driver JS Rai. Authorities of 11 Corps swung into action and cordoned off the area. Fire tenders were called to extinguish the blaze and a bomb disposal squad was pressed into service to rule out sabotage angle, Army PRO Naresh Vij said, adding a probe had been ordered. Jalandhar SSP RK Jaiswal ruled out sabotage but the police has sounded an alert in the district.