Punjab: Low intensity 'blasts' rock police station in Jalandhar

Ludhiana | Friday | 14th September, 2018

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JALANDHAR: Four low intensity blasts took place inside Maqsoodan police station a little before 8 PM on Friday. Incidentally Punjab DGP Suresh Arora was in the city when the blasts took place.As the blasts took place police personnel rushed out of the police station. He termed it a mischief and held that only forensic team would confirm that what was used for these low intensity explosions.Notably, Maqsoodan police station has also busted quite a few drug rackets in the recent past. While it could not be clear how did the blasts happen but police officials held that some explosive substance was thrown inside the police station at different places. He said that only forensic examination would reveal the nature of the explosive used for the blast.One of the blast took place outside SHO’s office and glasses of the windows were broken..