Amritsar: Third blast near Golden Temple in a week; 5 arrested, police reveals motive

The site of the blast that took place today, is nearly 2 kms from Heritage Street near the Golden Temple, a popular tourist spot in the city

PGurus Newsdesk

May 11, 2023

The site of the blast that took place today, is nearly 2 kms from Heritage Street near the Golden Temple, a popular tourist spot in the city

Blast near Golden Temple: Punjab reports third blast in a week, 1 injured in explosion

A third explosion in five days occurred around 1 am today on Heritage Street near Golden Temple, Amritsar. Five conspirators who allegedly planned the Amritsar blast have been arrested by the Punjab police, one person was injured in explosion.

The explosive used in the two blasts on Heritage Street in Amritsar were packed with two health drink cans.

The motive behind the blast was to disturb peace, police said. Explosives used in firecrackers were applied in the blast. DGP Punjab Police shared the update on Twitter and said Amritsar low intensity explosion case has been solved and five persons have been arrested.

DGP Punjab Police tweeted, “Amritsar low intensity explosion cases solved 5 persons arrested Press Conference will be held in Amritsar @PunjabPoliceInd committed to maintaining peace and harmony in Punjab as per directions of CM Bhagwant Mann”

Amritsar low intensity explosion cases solved

5 persons arrested

Press Conference will be held in #Amritsar @PunjabPoliceInd committed to maintaining peace and harmony in Punjab as per directions of CM @BhagwantMann

— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) May 11, 2023

The first explosion occurred on May 6, and the second on Monday, 8 May, in which a person was injured. The site of the low-intensity blast that took place today, is nearly two kilometers from Heritage Street near the Golden Temple, a popular tourist spot in the city.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Punjab Police collected forensic samples from the site of the blast and are probing the incident.

Preliminary reports suggest that no triggering mechanism was used in the explosion, sources said. No detonator was found, and the police said it appeared that the explosive used in the blast was kept in a container. The police said the explosive was crudely made, and no shrapnel was used.

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