Three unidentified men hurled a grenade at a home in Sector 10, Chandigarh on Wednesday evening. The accused have targeted Kothi No. 575 in Sector 10, said the police officials. There were no reports of any casualty in the incident which caused chaos in the building.
The accused, who came on an autorickshaw, attacked the building which caused a huge blast creating panic in the area. They fled the scene after targeting the home.
Following the explosion, a team of the bomb detection squad was called in to collect the samples, officials said. Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police Kanwardeep Kaur and other police officials reached the spot to take stock of the situation.
The top police officials rushed to the spot and began an investigation into the matter. A team of CSFL also arrived at the spot where the explosion took place.
According to Chandigarh SSP, a small pressure-type blast took place due to which windows and flower pots were damaged.
Dalbir Singh, PRO, Chandigarh Police said, "An explosion took place here. We are investigating it. The CFSL team is present here. The incident took place around 6 pm."
Notably, Sector-10 is one of the most posh areas of the city. At around 6 pm, a loud explosion was heard in the building number 575. The echo of the explosion was heard more than half a kilometer away
