Punjab: Explosion targets temple in Amritsar, opposition slams AAP govt, police suspects role of…

A blast took place outdoors a temple in Amritsar spherical midnight when an unidentified attacker who got here on a motorbike hurled an explosive plan against the building, destructive a chunk of its wall and shattering window panes, officials said on Saturday.

Punjab Police said it suspects the position of Pakistan’s peek agency Inter-Services and products Intelligence (ISI) within the assault on Thakur Dwar temple and vowed to apprehend the culprits quickly.

There had been many incidents of explosions concentrating on police posts in Amritsar and Gurdaspur within the past four months nonetheless that is the most important such assault on a temple.

Whereas no one used to be damage within the incident, which used to be captured on CCTV, the explosion brought on scare among residents within the Khandwala dwelling of Amritsar.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the Amritsar incident used to be a handiwork of fissiparous forces which is probably going to be making an try to destabilise the peace nonetheless they may never succeed of their invent.

Opposition parties alleged that it used to be proof of the “give plot” of the laws and bid under the AAP authorities. The BJP sought a CBI probe into the incident while Congress leader Partap Bajwa demanded the resignation of CM Mann who holds Home portfolio.

Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the police were advised referring to the incident at spherical 2 am on Saturday by the temple priest.

CCTV footage of the incident showed two unidentified other folks coming to the temple on a motorbike which had a flag. One particular person bought down and, after some time, hurled a explosive plan against the temple. The two then fled from the dwelling and the blast took place.

Safety has been stepped up spherical the explosion dwelling and the police have covered the broken wall with a inexperienced accumulate.

(With agency inputs)