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

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Punjab CM announces free treatment for all injured in Ludhiana blast

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi blamed “anti-national"forces for trying to disturb the peace in the state. “As Punjab elections are approaching, some anti-national and anti-Punjab forces are trying to disturb peace. First, there was an attempt of sacrilege at Golden Temple in which they failed. Now, this blast. We are not going to spare culprits,” he said.

Channi added that he will visit Ludhiana to take stock of the situation and said the treatment for those injured will be free of cost.

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CM Channi meets the injured in explosion at Ludhiana court complex

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Rahul Gandhi condemns Ludhiana blast incident

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday condemned the Ludhiana blast incident and said strict action must be taken at the earliest against those guilty. “My condolences to the families of those who’ve lost their lives and prayers of quick recovery for the injured,” he said. 

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All crowded places on alert, says Punjab police

Speaking on the Ludhiana blast incident, Punjab DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya said, “We cannot comment on anything. Only the experts can tell the kind of explosives used, but the district, state, and central forensics are on it. Every crowded place is on alert, the public should also be careful.”

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Punjab put on high alert, says Dy CM Sukhjinder Randhawa 

Deputy chief minister of Punjab Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that special teams have been deployed to probe the blast inside a court complex in Ludhiana in Punjab on Thursday afternoon. 

“Punjab has been put on high alert. Special teams have been deployed to probe the matter. I went and met the injured/suffered at the hospital. Peace and harmony of our punjab should never be disrupted,” said Randhawa.

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Navjot Sidhu to meet victims of Ludhiana court blast at 6 pm

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President Navjot singh Sidhu will visit DMC and civil hospital Ludhiana at 6 pm to inquire about the well-being of the victims in the bomb blast at Ludhiana Court complex on Thursday.

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All angles to be probed: CM Charanjit Channi

Addressing a presser on Ludhiana blast incident, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said, “One person died and five others injured in today’s blast incident. Very soon the truth will be revealed. Somebody trying to get himself saved is doing this. This will also be investigated. We will not let anyone disturb the law and order and peace of the state. It seems that someone who was fitting the bomb got killed.”

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‘Shocking, dastardly act’: Punjab CM on IED blast incident

Terming the Ludhiana bomb blast as a shocking and dastardly act, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday said that forces responsible for the incident would never succeed in their nefarious designs with a sole motive to destabilise the state.

Channi said that everybody knows the timing and the handiwork of those forces. “As the Assembly polls are drawing nearer with every passing day, which were hell bent upon to hatch such conspiracies to disturb the hard earned peace and harmony in the state. It is the need of the hour to condemn such incidents in the harshest possible words by one and all.”

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Person likely carrying explosives killed in Ludhiana court blast, says police

Ludhiana’s police chief Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said one body has been recovered. “Probably that person was either carrying explosive or was very near to it. We are awaiting arrival of NSG team from Delhi. Four injured are out of danger,” he added.

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Whole state is on high alert, says Punjab Deputy CM 

Deputy chief minister of Punjab Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa told _ANI, “_Our forensic team has reached. Ours is a border state, so we cannot rule out anything, including the possibility of external forces, as they never want Punjab to be stable; the whole state is on high alert.” 

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Cannot rule out hand of outside force, says Punjab home minister

Punjab Home Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa told News18, “It’s a border state. We cannot rule out hand of outside force.” On being asked about the possibility of a suicide attack, he said, “Nothing can be ruled out.”

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Centre seeks report from Punjab govt over blast

As per News18, the Union Home Ministry has sought a report from the Punjab government over the blast inside the district court complex in Ludhiana that left two people dead and three injured.

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Police confirm one death from explosion

Police have confirmed one death in the explosion, though initially two deaths were reported from the spot.

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Identity of possible suspect being ascertained, says police official

Ludhiana CP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that the identity of a possible suspect, whose body was found at the explosion site, is being ascertained.  “Four persons injured are in stable condition. The bomb disposal squad is at the site. Police conducting a search at the court complex. A team of NSG is also coming here,” he added.

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‘Blast proves vested interests creating law and order problems in Punjab’: Navjot Singh Sidhu

“The blast in Ludhiana Court leaves no shadow of a doubt that a series of peace-disrupting activities have been planned by vested interests to create law and order problems in Punjab.” tweets Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. 

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NIA team sent to blast site

A team of the National Investigation Agency or NIA has been sent to the blast site.

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Dismissing Law and order seems to be the norm in Punjab, says Union minister

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Govt offices nearby evacuated as a precautionary measure

Ludhiana’s District Administrative Complex and government offices in the adjoining DC office complex (mini-secretariat) have been evacuated as a precautionary measure, reports The Indian Express.

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#WATCH | Visuals from blast site

Footage from New18

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Delhi Chief Minister tweets condolences on Ludhiana court blast

“First cruelty, now a blast. Some people just want to disturb the peace of Punjab. But 3 crore people of Punjab will not allow their plans to succeed. We are going to hold each other’s hands in solidarity.

Very sad to hear the news, my condolences to the families of the deceased and I wish a speedy recovery to all the injured,” tweeted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Hindi, in response to the Ludhiana bomb blast.

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Injured people sent to hospital, bomb disposal squad arriving at site, say police

Ludhiana CP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that the matter is being investigated. “We are verifying, injured have been sent to hospital. Bomb disposal squad is arriving. The area will be sealed until investigation is done," he added.

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Shocked by the news of blast at Ludhiana district court, tweets SAD president 

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Deeply saddened by news, tweets AAP’s Radhav Chadha

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A very horrific incident, tweets Congress MP

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No need to panic, says Ludhiana Commissioner of Police 

The Ludhiana Commissioner of Police confirmed that one person has died in the explosion and two have been injured.

“An explosion was heard near the Record Room on the second floor of the Ludhiana Court complex. One person died, two persons were injured in the incident. Bomb disposal team and forensics team has been called from Chandigarh for probe. There is no need to panic,” he told ANI.

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Anti-national elements at play before polls, says Punjab CM

Chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on hearing reports about the blast said, “I am going to Ludhiana. Some anti-national elements are doing such acts as Assembly elections are nearing. The government is on alert. Those found guilty will not be spared."

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Breaking: Fire tenders reach the blast site

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Where is the court situated?

The court complex is located near the District Commissioner’s office in the heart of Ludhiana city.

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SAD president hits out at state govt

SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal hit out at the state government over the blast and said that the authorities have failed and that there’s no law and order in the state. Ludhiana court blast raises a big question on government’s work, he added.

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Police cordon off blast site, launch probe into matter

Local police have cordoned off the area and fire tenders are on the spot as per initial reports. While the rescue operation is being conducted, a police official told India Today that an investigation has been launched into the matter.

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Blast took place on second floor of Ludhiana court building

As per NDTV, the blast is reported to have taken place around 12:22 pm in a bathroom on the second floor of the building.

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Two killed, several feared injured as IED explodes in Ludhiana court

At least two people are reported to have been killed, while two others have been injured in a suspected IED blast in the Ludhiana court complex on Thursday.