3 killed in Amritsar blasts, Punjab government declares 5 lakh compensation

Two terrorists attacked the grenade during a nirankari satsang on Sunday in Amritsar, Punjab. Three people were killed in this, while more than 10 people were injured. More than 200 people were participating in the prayer meeting at the time of the attack. This incident is being seen as a return to terror in Punjab.

Intelligence agencies and Army chief had already anticipated such an attack. Suresh Arora, Director General of Punjab Police, described this as a terrorist incident and said that a search operation was being conducted to catch the accused.

Three people have died in Amritsar Blast. The Punjab government has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the people who have died.

There have been many terrorist attacks in Punjab in the last two years. In January 2016, seven terrorists attacked at Air Force Station, Pathankot. In the 17-hour continuous encounter, four terrorists were killed and 6 soldiers were martyred.

In January 2017, three people were killed and 15 persons were injured during a car bomb blast in Maud Manji in Bathinda. Where this explosion occurred, there was a rally of Congress candidate Harminder Jassi, 100 meters away.

In April 2017, two people were killed and six people were injured when a sudden bomb explosion in a junk shop located in Gurdaspur. This incident took place when Kabbadi was checking some things, but suddenly blasted.

In September 2018, some miscreants had made four blasts inside the Maksuda police station in Jalandhar, during which a stampede broke out inside and around the police station. A police personel was injured during this accident. Police was linking this incident with a terrorist attack, some months after which the police had arrested Kashmiri students with weapons and explosive material.