The Punjab police hinted at Pakistan’s link to the explosion at the Thakur Dwara Temple in the Khandwala area on late Friday night, in Amritsar. Two unidentified persons hurled explosives at the temple and fled from the crime scene. The police have arrested three people in connection with the case.
Amritsar Commissioner GPS Bhullar said, “We had arrested three people with a commercial quantity of heroin. During their interrogation and investigation, it came to light that this whole network was being run by a person named Karandeep Yadav… We have arrested him (Karandeep Yadav) along with two other people, Sajan Singh and Mukesh Kumar Yadav… These people have links with Babbar Khalsa. And I hope that there are many things which will come to light after their arrest… forensic science will give its report on this…”
“We got information at 2 a.m. We reached the spot right away. The forensic team was called… We checked the CCTV and spoke to the nearby people. The thing is that Pakistan’s ISI lures our youth into creating disturbances in Punjab. We will trace this case within days and take appropriate action. I warn the youth not to ruin their lives,” he said earlier.
Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu said,” I strongly condemn the bomb attack on Thakur Dwara temple in Sri Amritsar Sahib. AAP government fails to check repeated incidents of blasts in border city. Deteriorating law and order in Punjab is a matter of serious concern.”
The Shiromani Akali Dal dubbed the incident as a “serious and sensitive incident”.
