Blast in Amritsar village near Pakistan border injures one, alert sounded | Amritsar News
NEW DELHI: One person was injured after an explosion rocked the area near Naushera village, under the jurisdiction of the Kambo police station in Amritsar’s rural district, on Tuesday morning.According to senior superintendent of police (SSP) Amritsar Rural, Maninder Singh, one person sustained serious injuries in the blast and has been admitted to the hospital for treatment.SSP Singh stated that the explosion is suspected to have occurred due to the mishandling of an explosive device. “We received information in the morning that there was an explosion here. The police officials have reached the spot and a person who was seriously injured has been admitted to the hospital, ” he said.He further noted that the location of the incident — an abandoned area — has previously been used by anti-national elements to retrieve illegal consignments. “We suspect that he is one of the accused who came to retrieve the consignment and due to mishandling of an explosive, he was injured. Our FSL teams are on the way,” the SSP added.A team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) has been dispatched to the site to investigate the nature and cause of the explosion. Authorities are continuing their probe to determine the exact circumstances and identify any other individuals involved.
