CHANDIGARH: Several individuals had been injured in a blast at a restaurant within the Heritage Street close to the Golden Temple in Punjab`s holy metropolis of Amritsar. The police, nevertheless, mentioned it was not a terror assault, however an accident. Panic gripped because the blast came about at busy Heritage Street close to Darbar Sahib on Saturday night time. Many devotees and locals current on the spot presumed the blast a terror act.
Appealing to keep up peace, police officers mentioned the state of affairs was beneath management and there was no should be panic. A police official advised the media the blast apparently occurred in a chimney of a restaurant.
A information associated to blasts in #Amritsar goes viral on social media, the state of affairs is beneath management
Investigation is on to determine the info of the incident and there’s no must panic
Urge residents to keep up peace & concord, advise all to truth test earlier than sharing
— Commissioner of Police Amritsar (@cpamritsar) May 7, 2023
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Mehtab Singh mentioned the reason for the incident is but to be ascertained. He mentioned forensic groups had been investigating. Only windowpanes of the close by buildings had been shattered and there was no harm to the buildings.
