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Two persons arrived at the Thakur Dwara temple complex on Saturday and hurled an explosive at the building. Police are tracking the suspects and claim Pakistan’s involvement behind such attacks.
CCTV footage caught two suspects hurling an explosive at the temple in Amritsar. (PTI)
Amritsar Temple Attack: An explosion took place outside a temple in Amritsar, damaging its walls and shattering its window panes, according to officials on Saturday. A CCTV footage purportedly showed two young men carrying out a grenade attack on the Thakur Dwara temple complex.
As per a viral video on social media, two unidentified persons arrived at the temple on a motorcycle. After waiting for a few seconds, one of them threw some explosive material towards the temple and fled from the spot. As soon as they fled, a large blast occurred at the temple.
The incident took place at 12:35 am, as per reports. No one was hurt in the incident, but it has caused panic among the residents in the Khandwala area of Amritsar. The police have started an investigation based on the CCTV footage to identify the attackers and understand the nature of the attack.
Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu condemned the incident, blaming the Bhagwant Mann-led government for the failing law and order situation in Punjab. “AAP government fails to check repeated incidents of blasts in border city. Deteriorating law and order in Punjab is matter of serious concern (sic).”
I strongly condemn bomb attack on Thakur Dwara temple, Khandwala in Amritsar. AAP government fails to check repeated incidents of blasts in border city. Deteriorating law and order in Punjab is matter of serious concern.@ANI @PTI_News @CNNnews18 pic.twitter.com/caQtjnMCrn— Ravneet Singh Bittu (@RavneetBittu) March 15, 2025
“At around 12 am, two people came on bike, stopped outside the Thakur Dwara Mandir, conducted a recce and threw a grenade at the temple. The blast was so powerful that is also affected the nearby buildings, breaking their windows and all. The police later reached the spot. As per the evidence, this was a grenade attack,” said advocate Kiranpreet Singh.
Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said police were informed about the incident around 2 am by the temple priest. He said he and other senior officials reached the spot. He said police teams were trying to trace the men involved in the blast.
Amritsar Police Claims Pakistani Involvement
Bhullar claimed that Pakistani intelligence agency ISI was involved in such attacks as the bomb attack outside the Amritsar temple. He said the Pakistani agency is constantly provoking the youth from poor families to carry out such acts.
“The forensic team has also reached the spot and I have spoken with the people here. Efforts are being made by Pakistan to disturb the atmosphere here, and some local youths are involved in this. I urge our youths not to get involved in such activities,” he told news agency PTI.
Recent incidents have made it clear that the ISI is targeting weaker sections of society, Bhullar added, warning of serious consequences for people who get tempted by money to carry out such attacks.
Notably, there have been many incidents of explosions targeting police posts in Amritsar and Gurdaspur in the past four months. On Friday, at least five devotees were injured in an attack at Amritsar’s Golden Temple, when an unidentified individual, armed with a rod, allegedly assaulted the devotees inside the premises.
According to the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), the Sikh body managing the temple, the attack occurred near the community kitchen at the Guru Ram Das inn. Police have apprehended the alleged assailant and an accomplice who reportedly surveyed the location prior to the attack.
(with PTI inputs)
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Amritsar, India, India