Babbar Khalsa role suspected in Ludhiana blast

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal ruled out revival of terrorism in the state.

After visiting the injured at various hospitals in Ludhiana, he strongly condemned the act of anti-national forces to disturb the peace and harmony in the state.

Asked whether the blast was revival of terrorism in the state, he replied in the negative saying, “people would not allow the hard earned peace to go”.

“People of Punjab have no sympathy with terrorists as they have gone through worst days… there is no chances of revival of terrorism,” he said.

Badal also announced an ex-gratia grant of Rs two lakh each for the next of kin of those killed in the blast.

Talking to reporters after the visiting the blast site in Ludhiana, he said, Punjab Police was probing the incident and only after investigations reach a logical end, the state police would be able to give details.

Badal said it was still premature to say anything about the nature of explosives or the group behind the blast.

The top police officers in Punjab reviewed the situation with their counterparts in various districts and directed them to take precautionary measures to prevent re-occurrence of such events.

“Police have been put on high alert especially in thickly populated areas including railway stations, bus stands and marriage palaces,” DIG Ishwar Chander said.