Two people died and four others were injured in a blast inLudhiana District Court on Thursday. An atmosphere of chaos erupts as manypeople reached the Court. The police team and other officials also reached thespot.
The blast took place in a washroom on the second floor near 12:15 pm. After the preliminary investigation, it was revealed that this blast mighthave been executed by a human bomb. The deceased whose body was found in theCourt’s washroom was the prime suspect of the blast.
“The identity of a possible suspect, whose body was found atthe explosion site, is being ascertained. 4 persons injured are in stable condition. The bomb disposal squad is at thesite. The police are conducting a search at the Court complex. A team of NSG is alsocoming here,” said Ludhiana CP, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar.
“An explosion was heard near the Record Room on the secondfloor of the Ludhiana Court complex. One person died, two persons were injuredin the incident. Bomb disposal team and forensics team have been called fromChandigarh for the probe. There is no need to panic,” he said earlier.
Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi was already in Ludhiana when the blast took place. He will soon visit the site of blast to take account of the situation there.
Meanwhile, a high alert has been issued across Punjab. PunjabPolice have been instructed to tighten security at public places.