Punjab on alert after blasts hit sensitive military zones in Amritsar & Jalandhar; SAD says ‘just connect the dots’
- On Tuesday evening, a scooter parked outside the Border Security Force headquarters in Jalandhar caught fire, triggering an explosion that caused panic in the area.
- Jalandhar Police Commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur confirmed a bomb squad and forensic team arrived at the site; she stated, "We cannot confirm anything at the moment. We are investigating from all angles."
- The scooter belonged to delivery boy Gurpreet Singh, who sustained minor injuries when the vehicle exploded while he was returning from a delivery near Garha Road.
- Opposition leaders, including Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Shiromani Akali Dal's Bikram Singh Majithia, attacked the AAP-led Punjab government, claiming the blast raises serious questions about law and order.
- Senior Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa argued the ongoing tussle between the BJP-led Centre and the state government undermines security, as officials continue verifying whether the incident resulted from a conspiracy.
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Punjab on alert after blasts hit sensitive military zones in Amritsar & Jalandhar; SAD says ‘just connect the dots’
A suspected explosion outside a cantonment zone in Amritsar and a separate scooter fire near Jalandhar's BSF headquarters have triggered a political storm in Punjab, with opposition parties questioning the state government's grip on law and order.
Punjab blasts: IED used in explosions near BSF HQ in Jalandhar, Amritsar cantonment; high alert sounded
Two blasts within a span of hours near military establishments in Punjab have triggered a security alert in the state, with the police launching a high-level probe to ascertain the chain of events and the nature of the explosions. The blasts took place outside the Khassa Cantonment in Amritsar and the Border Security Force (BSF) headquarters in Jalandhar on Tuesday night. Although police initially said the Jalandhar explosion was due to a scoote…
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