In latest attack on police establishments in Punjab, ‘blast’ at checkpost building in Batala

The “blast” occurred a day after an alleged explosion was reported at the Islamabad police station in Amritsar early Tuesday. It damaged the cemented sheets on the building’s roof and burned some wires.

Sources revealed that forensic teams had arrived at the blast scene in Batala for investigation. So far, the Punjab Police have not issued any statement over the Batala ‘blast’. As many as six confirmed attacks on police stations and checkpoints have been reported in Punjab in the last 27 days.

On December 4, a powerful explosion occurred at the Majitha police station in Amritsar, shattering windows. Initially, police described the incident as a tyre burst; however, subsequent posts on social media suggested it was a grenade attack. On December 2, a grenade attack was reported at the Ansaro police post in Nawanshahr. The grenade did not detonate and was successfully defused. On November 29, An explosion was reported near a vacant police checkpost in Gurbaksh Nagar of Amritsar.