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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) is suspected to have been used in the bomb blast that took place at 12.25 pm on Thursday in the district court of Ludhiana. One person was killed while 6 others were injured in this blast. Teams of NSG, NIA and National Bomb Data Center from Delhi reached the spot to investigate the blast. 10 hours after the blast, at 10.15 pm, the NSG team removed the body lying in the rubble from there and kept it in the mortuary of the Civil Hospital.
Bomb disposal squad and forensic experts from Chandigarh also reached the spot in the evening itself. On the other hand, the Union Home Ministry has sought a report from the Punjab government regarding this blast. Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi, Deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and DGP of Punjab Police also reached the spot after the blast.
Police registered a case under sections 307, 302 of IPC and Explosives Act in Ludhiana’s Division No. 5 police station regarding this blast. This case was registered on the statement of ASI Sukhpal Singh, in-charge of court complex outpost. According to ASI, there was a loud explosion on the third floor at 12:30 pm on Thursday. Six people were injured in this while one person died on the spot. According to the Ludhiana Police Commissioner, the man who died was with the explosive and he also died due to the explosion while fitting the bomb.
NSG team arrived from New Delhi to investigate Ludhiana blast.
2 more torso out of the rubble
The blast took place on the third floor at 12:25 pm on Thursday. On Thursday itself, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi had a rally in Raikot, Ludhiana and the blast happened hours before his rally. According to the social worker who worked to clear the debris late in the evening, two bodies have come out in the debris. After this, on the instructions of the NIA, the Ludhiana Police Commissioner stopped the work of removing the debris. It is feared that there may be some more bodies under the rubble.
These 6 people injured in the blast
The injured in the blast were Sandeep Kaur (31 years) of Rajkot village in Ludhiana and Sharanjit Kaur (25 years) of Jamalpur were admitted to the civil hospital. Manish Kumar (32 years) resident of Police Colony was admitted to CMC Ludhiana. Kuldeep Singh Mand (50 years) and Krishan Khanna (75 years) are undergoing treatment at DMC Ludhiana. Apart from this, one more person is injured.
Dead body found in bathroom. It is being said that this person was planting the bomb.
Decomposed body recovered from bathroom
The blast took place in the bathroom on the third floor of the Ludhiana Court Complex. Due to this, two walls of the bathroom collapsed and the floor came down to the second floor. A mutilated body was found on the spot after the blast. It is being feared that this body is of the person who was fitting the bomb. In this blast, his face and legs got ragged. The forensic team collected the torso, legs and head. The body is being examined.
Explosive was near the deceased
Ludhiana Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the person whose dead body was found in the bathroom was with him. He was probably fitting the bomb through an IED and the blast happened at the same time. When asked about the angle of the suicide bomber, the police commissioner only said that in the preliminary investigation, it was found that the deceased was doing explosive plant at the spot and at the same time the blast took place. Further investigation is on.
Punjab CM and Deputy CM met the injured at the Civil Hospital.
came after the terrorist angle NIA
Due to the terrorist angle in this blast, the central investigation agency NIA and NSG became active. Officials of both the agencies reached Ludhiana from Chandigarh and New Delhi for investigation. Officials of both the agencies are investigating in collaboration with the forensic team of Punjab Police. During this investigation, it is being ascertained whether this blast is an act of foreign forces.
cm Speak, This is an attempt to spread chaos before the election.
After taking stock of the blast site in Ludhiana, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi said, “In the preliminary investigation, it seems that the person who died had started the bomb. He called it an attempt to spread anarchy in Punjab in view of the assembly elections. CM said that which agency or gang is behind the blast, it is being investigated.
A dead body was found in the bathroom. It is being said that this person was planting the bomb.
The Chief Minister said that a conspiracy is being hatched to destabilize Punjab and take votes by intimidating Punjabis. If anyone wants to save himself from such an incident, then the government is keeping an eye on that too. Punjab Police is capable of handling these incidents. The CM said that ever since his government started action against drugs, such incidents are happening.
High alert declared in Punjab, The state government is accepting the hand of the neighboring country
After taking stock of the spot, Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that the forensic team is investigating. High alert has been declared in the entire state. Punjab shares its border with another country, so the involvement of foreign forces in the blast cannot be ruled out.
Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa reached the spot and took complete information from the police officers.
High Court took cognizance of the incident
The Punjab and Haryana High Court took cognizance of the blast in the Ludhiana court and expressed concern. The High Court ordered to enhance the security of all court complexes in Punjab and Haryana. Simultaneously, a meeting of police officers of Punjab-Haryana was called. The Bar Council of Punjab High Court has demanded a high-level inquiry into the incident by the SIT. Along with this, the command of the SIT has been requested to be given to a retired judge.
The woman injured in the accident was rushed to the hospital. The condition of the seriously injured woman is said to be out of danger.
Section 144 extended till January 13 in Ludhiana
There is high alert all over Punjab and section 144 is already in force in Ludhiana. After the bomb blast, the district administration extended it till January 13 i.e. Lohri as a precaution. Security was beefed up at all other important places in the city as well.
The injured admitted to the hospital informed their families that they were safe.
Suspicion of Pak Terror Module
Investigating agencies suspect that Pakistan-based terror module could be involved in the blast in Ludhiana. Recently, the bomb blast in Jalalabad and the tiffin bomb from across the border can also have some contact with this blast. According to the investigating agencies, the blast that took place in Jalalabad also happened while carrying the bomb from one place to another. In Ludhiana too, there was an explosion while planting the bomb. The case of the accused arrested from Jagraon in the Jalalabad bomb blast is going on in the Ludhiana court itself.
Police officers investigating at the spot after the accident.
Experts trying to find evidence at the blast site.
The explosion was so strong that two walls of the bathroom were destroyed.
Due to the blast, the windows of the vehicles parked in the court premises were broken.
There was less crowd in the court due to the strike
The blast took place in the bathroom near Court No. 9 on the third floor. The entire court building was shaken by the explosion. The windows of the building were shattered and cars parked in the parking lot were also damaged. Some people present on the spot also expressed the apprehension of cylinder burst. Police and administration officials have not yet given any statement about the blast. There is chaos in the court. However, due to the strike of lawyers, the crowd was less here on Thursday as compared to normal days.
Top police officers, administration officials and bomb disposal squad have reached the spot. The police force has surrounded the court premises from all sides. A blockade has been imposed across the city by issuing a high alert. There was a public meeting of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi in the city today.
There was chaos after the blast. The police had to struggle to bring the situation under control.
After the blast, there was an atmosphere of panic in the Ludhiana court.
Cars kept in the parking lot of the court were damaged after the blast.
Fellow lawyers taking the injured to the hospital after the blast.
6 people are seriously injured in this blast.
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