Three persons including a preacher were killed and over 20 injured in the attack by two-motorcycle borne men which the police treated as a “terrorist act”.
“I'm happy to announce that police nabbed one of the two persons involved. 26-year-old Bikramjit Singh has been arrested. The other man will also be arrested soon. His name is Avtar Singh,” he further informed.
The police detained these Sikh hardliner elements after raids by various teams at different places, including in Amritsar and Bathinda districts.
A reward of Rs 50 lakh was announced by the chief minister for anyone providing information on those involved in the blast that left three persons dead, officials said.
Three people and over 20 injured when two motorcycle-borne men threw grenade on a religious congregation on city outskirts here on Sunday, an incident which the police are treating as a "terrorist act".
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Over 200 devotees attending the congregation at the 'Nirankari Bhavan' in the city rushed for safety after two men on a motorcycle hurled grenade in an apparent terror attack.
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VIDEO | 3 dead, many injured in blast at Nirankari Bhawan in Amritsar
At least three people have been killed and 12 others have been injured in a bomb blast at Nirankari Bhawan in Amritsar's Rajasansi village. The area was under red-alert following the intelligence inputs on terrorist activity in the region.
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