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Centre seeks detailed report from Punjab govt on Ludhiana blast

MHA has asked state government to send the report as early as possible

Centre seeks detailed report from Punjab govt on Ludhiana blast

The police investigating the site where the blast took place at court complex in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan



Tribune News Service
New Delhi, December 23

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday sent a communication to the Punjab government seeking a detailed report on the blast inside the district court complex in Ludhiana in which one person died and five were injured, officials said.

In the communication, the MHA has asked the state government to send the report as early as possible, giving details of the incident, they added.

It is also learnt that the MHA has asked the state government to inform it about the findings of the initial investigation and who could be possibly involved in the explosion.

Reportedly one of the walls in the court complex got damaged and the windows of some vehicles parked in the premises were shattered due to the blast that took place on the second floor of the building.

Ludhiana Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar is reported to have said the area has been sealed and forensic teams have been collecting samples from the blast site.


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