Image Of Alleged Suspect Behind Third Blast In Amritsar Surfaces, SGPC Chief Visits Spot Near Golden Temple

A CCTV image showed the alleged suspect behind the low-intensity explosion near Golden Temple in Amritsar. Five accused were arrested after the blast occurred in the wee hours on Thursday.

CCTV image of the alleged suspect in a low-intensity blast that took place near the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Thursday, May 11, 2023. President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Harjinder Singh Dhami visited the spot.

Source : ANI | PTI

A CCTV image showed the alleged suspect behind the low-intensity explosion that occurred near Sri Guru Ram Dass Niwas, in the vicinity of the Golden Temple in Amritsar in the wee hours on Thursday. Five accused were arrested in this regard. Police personnel and forensic team members rushed to the site of the incident.

News agency ANI shared a CCTV image of the alleged suspect behind the low-intensity explosion citing Punjab Police sources.

Amritsar | Picture of the alleged suspect behind the low-intensity explosion that occurred near Golden temple, last night, as per Punjab Police sources. pic.twitter.com/BBBeLDaaIz

— ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2023

This is the third such incident in Amritsar after a person was injured in a blast on May 8 at Heritage Street near Golden Temple, the very site where an explosion took place on May 6 as well.

President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Harjinder Singh Dhami visited the spot after he called the incident a "failure of the Punjab government".

#WATCH | Police and HS Dhami, President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee at the spot where a loud explosion occurred near Amritsar's Golden Temple last night

This was the third such explosion in the area in a week. pic.twitter.com/BBjlBtZjy1

— ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2023

"This is the failure of the Punjab govt. We will strengthen our own task force now. We urge police to hold a thorough probe into the matter," he told ANI when asked about three low-intensity explosions near Golden Temple in a week.

Meanwhile, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav informed about the arrest of five persons in this case.

Amritsar low intensity explosion cases solved

5 persons arrested

Press Conference will be held in #Amritsar @PunjabPoliceInd committed to maintaining peace and harmony in Punjab as per directions of CM @BhagwantMann

— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) May 11, 2023

"Taking to Amritsar low-intensity explosion cases solved; 5 persons arrested. A press conference will be held in Amritsar," Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav wrote in a tweet.