Lagatar24 Desk
Ludhiana, Dec 23: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought a report from the Punjab government on the explosion in Ludhiana District Court complex on Thursday.
Ludhiana Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that four persons who were injured in the incident are in stable condition. The identity of a possible suspect whose body was discovered near the explosion site is being investigated.
“Bomb disposal squad is at the site. Police are conducting a search at the Court complex. A team of NSG is also coming here,” he said.
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa who visited the blast site told that officers are monitoring the situation.
“A red alert has been issued in Punjab. As ours is a border state, we can’t rule out external forces angle,” the Deputy CM said.
Meanwhile, former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh expressed shock and grief following the blast at the Ludhiana court complex. He hoped that the Punjab Police would solve the blast case.
Deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa also visited the hospital to meet the injured patients.
“Patients have minor injuries. One of them said the explosion sound was too loud as if a building fell. Pakistan doesn’t want us stable,” he said.
Dy Punjab CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa visited the hospital to meet the injured patients from the Ludhiana District Court explosion
"Patients have minor injuries. One of them said the explosion sound was too loud as if a building fell. Pakistan doesn't want us stable," he said pic.twitter.com/ZI7TTynjiy
— ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2021
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said there was a conspiracy and that some anti-social elements wanted to disrupt peace ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections in 2022.
पहले बेअदबी, अब ब्लास्ट। कुछ लोग पंजाब की शांति भंग करना चाहते हैं। पंजाब के 3 करोड़ लोग इनके मंसूबों को कामयाब नहीं होने देंगे। हमें एक दूसरे का हाथ पकड़ कर रखना है
ख़बर सुनकर दुख हुआ, मृतकों के परिवार के साथ मेरी संवेदनाएँ एवं सभी घायलों के जल्द स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूँ
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 23, 2021
An explosion took place in Punjab’s Ludhiana District Court Complex, located near the police commissioner office on Thursday afternoon. Two people lost their lives and several others got injured. The explosion took place in the washroom on the second floor at around 12.22pm.
