There was an explosion outside a Hindu temple this morning in Amritsar, Punjab. Two bike riders behind the Thakurdwara temple located on Thakur Sher Shah Suri Road in Khandwala area threw grenade and exploded. The priest of the temple was inside at the time of the attack. The CCTV footage of the attack has surfaced, in which two youths are seen riding bikes.
A flag was also seen in his hand. They stop bikes, stand outside the temple, throw some and run away. As soon as he leaves, there is a loud explosion. The incident took place at around 12.30 pm. Amritsar police has started investigating the attack. Investigations are underway to find out who the attackers were. What kind of attack was it and why was it carried out?
The sound of the explosion broke the glass of the doors and windows.
Giving information about the explosion, advocate Kiranpreet Singh said that two people came on the bike at around 12:30 pm. Thakur stopped outside the temple gate. He did Reiki and ran away throwing grenades at the temple. The explosion was so powerful that the surrounding buildings were also affected. His windows and everything were broken. The police reached the spot and collected evidence, according to which the grenade attack was. Hearing the sound of the explosion, people came out of the house. The priest of the temple also came out. Although there was no damage in the explosion, the explosion has stirred up the police department.
Constant attacks from November 2024
On 24 November 2024, Ajnala Police Station was given IRD. An attempt was made to blow up.
On 26 November 2024, a hand grenade explosion was carried out outside a police post in Amritsar, which was closed for 6 months.
Hand grenade was thrown at Kathgarh police post in Nawashahr on 2 December 2024, but it was not torn.
On 4 December 2024, there was a horrific explosion at Majitha police station at night, in which two policemen were also injured.
On 12 December 2024, a grenade was thrown outside the Ghania police station complex of Batala, but it did not torn.
On 17 December 2024, there was a blast at 3.10 am at the police station of Islamabad, a residential area of Amritsar.
On 19 December 2024, there was an explosion at the police post closed 20 days ago in Bakshiwal village of Gurdaspur.
On 20 December 2024, there was an explosion at the police post in Bangar, Wadala village of Gurdaspur.
On 9 January 2025, there was a grenade attack on Gumtala Post in Amritsar.
After this, there have been many attacks in different places in Punjab.