CCTV footage showed that the suspect allegedly threw the bomb from the second floor of Guru Ram Dass inn into 'galiara', or the pathway around the Golden Temple. Tribune photo
PK Jaiswar
Amritsar, May 11
Punjab Police have arrested five suspects, including a woman, after another low-intensity blast was reported near the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday midnight-- the third explosion in less than a week.
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The blast occurred just behind the Guru Ram Dass Inn. CCTV footage showed that the suspect allegedly threw the bomb from the second floor of Guru Ram Dass inn into 'galiara', or the pathway around the Golden Temple.
The suspect threw the bomb from the window of a washroom in the Guru Ram Das Inn.
09:01 11 May
A low-intensity blast took place on a heritage street near the Golden Temple on May 6. The second one occurred in the area in less than 30 hours after the first blast.
08:49 11 May
Among the suspects arrested included a newly-wed couple from the Guru Ram Das Sarai. One of the suspect had thrown the explosives from bathroom of the sarai towards the Galliara.
They were staying in room number 225 of the sarai. The police recovered two bags from them. Some torn papers were also recovered.
The third blast occurred at around 12.12am. After hearing the blast the people informed the police. It took around half-and-hour for the police to locate the place.
08:45 11 May
#WATCH | This is the failure of the Punjab govt. We will strengthen our own task force now. We urge police to hold a thorough probe into the matter: HS Dhami, Pres, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on three low-intensity explosions near Amritsar's Golden Temple in a week pic.twitter.com/r7Yj7uFJ05
— ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2023
08:35 11 May
#WATCH | Amritsar: Visuals from outside the building of Shri Guru Ramdas Ji Niwas from where suspects were rounded up in the aftermath of a loud sound, that was heard near the Golden Temple, which, as per the police, could be another explosion.#Punjab pic.twitter.com/CXzms3FdYw
— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2023
08:32 11 May
SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said the government should probe such cases seriously. He said apparently these instances have been happening to disturb the peaceful atmosphere in Punjab.
Police have seized bags from the five arrested.
08:26 11 May
None of the five arrested persons is part of any known terrorist group, said police sources
08:22 11 May
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