Another Blast Incident In Just 38 Hours At Heritage Street In Amritsar

The police, including the police commissioner, and forensic teams have reached the spot and are collecting the samples for examination

Written by Alina Khan May 8, 2023

Another blast incident in Amritsar

In just 38 hours another blast incident has been reported on the same spot where one has been injured in Punjab’s Amritsar at Heritage Street near the Golden Temple.

Another blast incident in Amritsar

According to the media reports, the blast incident happened at around 6.30 am. The police, including the police commissioner, and forensic teams have reached the spot and are collecting the samples for examination. No one has been injured and no damage has been reported.

Punjab | Bomb Squad and FSL team at the spot after a suspected bomb explosion was reported near Golden Temple in Amritsar https://t.co/EBubbzqAFU pic.twitter.com/yx0dROANqw

— ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2023

Police have yet to issue an official statement on the blast incident. The sound of the blast was heard by nearby locals and they also saw smoke in the area after the explosion.

How did it happen?

Taking notes from the incident, it is said that the blast happened as an unidentified person hung the explosive substance, a bomb, with a thread from the Heritage Street parking lot.

Earlier, on Saturday night, one sustained an injury and panic gripped the Heritage Street residents near the Golden Temple. Also, in this incident, the blast was heard within a one-km radius of the Golden Temple and the glass facades of some buildings were damaged in an explosion.

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Official statements on Saturday’s blast

Speaking to the news agency PTI, the explosion, the cause of which is yet to be known, was reported near an eating joint late on Saturday.

Karandeep Singh, a devotee who was present at the spot, said a few girls travelling in an auto-rickshaw were hit by shards of glass and sustained minor injuries after the explosion. The girls had come from Haryana’s Panchkula to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple, he said.

Taking to Twitter, Amritsar Police wrote, “A news related to blasts in Amritsar is going viral on social media, the situation is under control. The investigation is on to establish the facts of the incident and there is no need to panic. Urge citizens to maintain peace and harmony, advise all to fact-check before sharing.”

A news related to blasts in #Amritsar is going viral on social media, the situation is under control

Investigation is on to establish the facts of the incident and there is no need to panic

Urge citizens to maintain peace & harmony, advise all to fact check before sharing

— Commissioner of Police Amritsar (@cpamritsar) May 7, 2023

After the blast, DCP Law and Order of Amritsar, Parminder Singh hinted that there was a blast in a chimney and nothing was found from the site.

“But, some pieces were recovered by police from the spot after which a forensic team was called from Mohali to determine the cause of the explosion,” he said.