Punjab on high alert after Intel HQ blast
Punjab was on high alert after a bomb blast occurred at the state police intelligence headquarters in Mohali on Monday night. According to initial reports, panic gripped the area after an explosion occurred at the Punjab police intelligence HQ in sector 77, near Sohana eye hospital, at 7.45 pm though no damage was reported.
Stating forensic teams reached the spot, police said initially it appeared a rocket propelled grenade hit the building though there has been no report of major damage or injury to anyone so far. However, the area was cordoned off and an alert sounded in the state.
Also, there were reports the minor explosion that occurred on the third floor of state police intelligence HQ shattered windows and damaged some property. Stating that the blast did not appear to be a terror attack, police sources said it could be caused by explosives kept in the office.
Meanwhile, chief minister Bhagwant Mann has sought a detailed report from the police on the incident.
However, according to initial media reports, earlier, the Punjab DGP, VK Bhawra said an object was fired from a distance at the intelligence office and it had hit an office table.
Meanwhile, reacting to the incident, the former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh said in his tweet that he was shocked to hear about the blast and thankfully nobody was injured. Saying that the brazen attack on the police force was deeply concerning, he added that he urged CM Mann to ensure perpetrators were brought to justice at the earliest.