Explosions Rock Punjab: Two Blasts Occur Hours Apart

Hours after a blast in Jalandhar, another explosion occurred in Punjab , this time in Amritsar near the army cantonment area in Khasa late Tuesday night. ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. Experience a more refined e-paper today Subscribe ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No one was injured in the incident, the police said. Amritsar (Rural) SSP Suhail Mir Qasim said, "We received information around 11 pm that a loud sound was heard on a road in Khasa. Thereafter, our teams reached there immediately." Also Read:Explosion outside Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh, no casualties Also Read:Explosion outside Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh, no casualties He said preliminary inspection and analysis showed that someone had come and thrown something towards the boundary wall, leading to an explosion. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links Stories You May Like R Ashwin reply: Cricketer slams caste troll after backin g Vijay in TN rows. Assembly Elections 2026: Total 104 Muslim MLAs elect ed but none from BJP Tamil Nadu Assembly Electio ns 2026 | Stalin visits Kolathu r; knives are out in DMK... Following the explosion, a team of forensic and bomb disposal squad visited the site to collect samples. Superintendent of Police Aditya S Warrier, who also visited the site, said that further investigation into the matter was underway. The police said a team of army officials also visited the site. It was the second explosion incident hours after a blast occurred outside the headquarters of the Border Security Force's Punjab Frontier in Jalandhar district around 8 pm on Tuesday. Scooter catches fire A scooter parked near BSF chowk caught fire, causing panic in the area. Locals claimed they heard a blast-like sound from the vehicle. Nobody was hurt, said the police who have cordoned off the area. " Prima facie , the facts are that an Activa (scooter) parked here (Jalandhar) caught fire. We are still verifying the facts on the ground," Jalandhar Police Commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur had said earlier. ADVERTISEMENT Published 06 May 2026, 09:03 IST India News India blast BSF Pubjab Follow us on : Follow Us Read More