Grenade attack in Amritsar, three killed; CM reviews situation

amritsar_blast People gather near the blast site at Amritsar

Three persons were killed and several others injured in a grenade attack on a religious congregation here on Sunday, police said.

The grenade was lobbed by bike-borne persons at a religious congregation of 'Nirankaris' which was being held at Adhiwala village here, according to eyewitness accounts.

"A grenade has been lobbed and 5-10 persons have been injured in the incident," a senior Punjab police official, who visited the incident spot, told reporters.

Three persons were killed in the incident, the official said.

Punjab was on alert following an input claiming that a group of six to seven JeM terrorists were reportedly in the state, possibly in Ferozepur area.

The state was put on alert after four persons snatched a SUV from its driver at gunpoint near Madhopur in Pathankot district last week.

Amarinder reviews law and order situation in Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Sunday reviewed the law and order situation in the state in the wake of the grenade attack on a religious congregation on the outskirts of Amritsar city which left three persons dead.

While reviewing the law and order situation, Singh directed the Home Secretary, DGP, DG (Law and Order) and DG Intelligence to rush to Rajasansi in Amritsar to supervise investigations, an official spokesman said here.

On the directions of the chief minister, security has been strengthened at all Nirankari Bhawans in the state, the spokesman said.

He said Singh announced Rs 5 lakh as compensation for the kin of the dead and free treatment for the injured.