An explosion, believed to be a results of a rocket propelled grenade assault, occurred on the Punjab Police intelligence headquarters in Mohali on Monday evening, shattering windowpanes on one of many flooring of the constructing.

No one, nonetheless, was injured within the explosion, which political events termed “disturbing” and “shocking”. The police have cordoned off the realm and an alert has been sounded.

“A rocket-like thing was fired at the building around 7.45 pm. No casualty or loss happened. Our senior officers and forensic teams are investigating it,” Mohali SP (headquarters) Ravinder Pal Singh Sandhu instructed reporters. He stated an FIR was being lodged over the incident. Asked if it was a terror assault, he stated the investigation was occurring. A fast response group of the Chandigarh police was additionally deputed close to the intelligence workplace constructing.

The blast comes on a day when Punjab intelligence wing requested the regulation enforcement businesses within the state to beef up safety following the receipt of two letters from a commander of Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad, threatening to focus on the VIPs within the state and blow up railway stations, bridges, worship locations and different main installations. On Sunday, police had arrested two bike-borne males with an improvised explosive system (IED) full of round 1.5kg of RDX following a tip-off in Tarn Taran district.

Senior officers of the Punjab police have reached the spot. Police stated a search operation has been launched to nab the culprits. The explosion additionally comes shut on the heels of the restoration of an explosive system close to Burail Jail in Chandigarh on April 24

A senior intelligence official, who inspected the spot, stated that prima-facie a grenade-like factor hit the wall simply adjoining to the home windows. “May be it was not properly propelled and probably that was the reason it didn’t cause a major damage,” stated an ADGP-rank officer.

“A rocket-like” factor was fired from the facet of Sohana Charitable Hospital that’s located subsequent to the intelligence workplace, stated one other official.

Punjab DGP VK Bhawra whereas speaking to HT stated: “A preliminary probe has revealed that one thing was fired on the intelligence headquarters from a distance. It hit an workplace desk and triggered some harm.”

The blast was witnessed on the third floor of the building that houses intelligence wing, special task force against drugs, anti-gangster task force and other secret and highly strategic wings of Punjab Police.

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh expressed shock over the explosion and urged CM Bhagwant Mann to take strict action against those who were behind this incident.

Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said, “Disturbing information of a blast on the @PunjabPoliceInd intelligence bureau constructing in Mohali.”