Ludhiana Court Blast Updates: One dead, five injured after explosion in district court complex; MHA seeks report from Punjab govt

Ludhiana Court Blast Updates: The home ministry also asked the Punjab government to inform it about the findings of the initial investigation and who could be possibly involved in the explosion, the officials said

FP Staff|Dec 23, 2021, 20:58:28 IST

Ludhiana Court Blast Latest Updates: The home ministry also asked the Punjab government to inform it about the findings of the initial investigation and who could be possibly involved in the explosion, the officials said.The blast reportedly took place on Thursday at 12.22 pm inside a bathroom on the second floor of the building. The district court was crowded and functioning when the explosion took place.Two people were killed and four were seriously injured in a blast inside a court complex in Ludhiana in Punjab on Thursday. CM Charanjit Channi said that the blast was carried to disrupt law and order in the city ahead of Assembly polls.At least one person is reported to have been killed, while four others have been injured in a suspected IED blast in the Ludhiana court complex on Thursday. As per initial reports, many more are feared to be injured. The blast reportedly took place in the washroom on the second floor.According to NDTV, four people have also been reported to have suffered serious injuries in the blast which took place in the second storey of the district court complex at a time when the district court was functioning.Eyewitnesses have reported said that the blast seems to be a “powerful blast" as walls of the washroom have been damaged and window panes smashed. Following the explosion, the bathroom grill fell on the vehicles parked on the ground floor.Police have cordoned off the area and fire tenders are on the spot. The cause of the blast is yet to be ascertained.Former Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh tweeted about the blast, saying that the police "must get to the bottom of this".

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