Amritsar Attack a Clear Case of Terrorism, Will Deal With it: Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh After Visiting Blast Site

Three persons were killed and at least twenty two were injured when two motorcycle-borne miscreants hurled a grenade at a religious congregation of over 200 devotees inside a Nirankari Bhawan at Adliwal village near Amritsar’s Rajasansi area Sunday.

New Delhi: A day after three people were killed in an attack on a Nirankari congregation in Amritsar, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday called the incident a ‘clear case of terrorism’. Earlier in the day, it was reported that the assailants had used HE-36 series grenade, mainly used by the Pakistani Army.

“Investigation is going on. There are some leads which our police is following up. I am hopeful that we will soon catch the culprits. This is a clear case of terrorism and we’ll deal with it,”Captain Amarinder Singh said after visiting the blast site today. The Punjab CM also paid a visit to Guru Nanak Hospital and meet the injured. He was accompanied by State Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Amritsar blast: Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh visits Guru Nanak Hospital to meet those injured. pic.twitter.com/02nrpHKMk5

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Yesterday also, while condemning the attack, CM Amarinder Singh had suspected Pakistan’s ISI-backed Khalistani or Kashmiri militants’ role in the attack. “The possibility of involvement of ISI-backed Khalistani or Kashmiri terror groups could not be ruled out (in the Amritsar terror attack),” said Amarinder Singh in an official statement.

Earlier in the day, the chief minister had announced a reward of Rs 50 lakh for anybody providing information on those involved in the grenade blast. The media adviser to the CM had assured that the informers’ identity won’t be disclosed.

Three persons were killed and at least twenty two were injured when two motorcycle-borne miscreants hurled a grenade at a religious congregation of over 200 devotees inside a Nirankari Bhawan at Adliwal village near Amritsar’s Rajasansi area Sunday.

The Nirankari sect, with headquarters in Delhi, has millions of followers across the country and abroad. In the last few months, Khalistani and Kashmiri activists have been trying to foment trouble in Punjab, which shares a 553-km long barbed wire fenced international border with Pakistan.