CM condemns attack: announces Rs 5 lakh aid to kin of dead and free treatment for injured
CM condemns attack: announces Rs 5 lakh aid to kin of dead and free treatment for injured
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced compensation of Rs five lakh each to the kin of the deceased and free treatment of injured in the Bomb blast incident in Amritsar's Adliwal village,on Sunday.
Punjab CM has also asked the Home Secreatry and Punjab Police DGP, DGP Intelligence and DGP Law and Order to rush and investigate the matter.
As per the police reports,three people were killed and at least 10 others have been injured in a blast at Nirankari Bhawan in Amritsar's Adliwal village.
The blast occurred at congregation of the Nirankari, a spiritual organisation, in Adliwal village of Rajasansi town in Amritsar.
Eyewitnesses said the explosions were triggered by two miscreants who flung the explosives into the satsang.As per the reports,more than dozen persons who sustained fatal injuries were rushed to various hospitals in Amritsar and are under treatment.
News of the explosions spread panic in this northern town, and triggered memories of the 2015 attack on a police station in Pathankot. While police are yet to ascertain who is behind the attack.Meanwhile,police has started investigation in the matter.
-PTC News
