Amritsar Attack Updates: 3 dead, 20 injured; NIA team reaches blast site

At least three people were killed and 20 others sustained serious injuries after two suspected terrorists hurled hand grenades at Nirankari Bhawan in Punjab's Amritsar. The attackers came on a bike and fled the scene after hurling grenades at the Nirankari Bhawan. "Three people are dead and 20 injured in the blast at Nirankari Bhawan in Amritsar's Rajasansi village," Punjab DGP Suresh Arora was quoted as saying by ANI. Following the attack, security has been increased outside Nirankari Ashram in Delhi. Security agencies have sounded a high alert in the national capital and Punjab. However, it was not immediately confirmed if the police were treating the incident as a terrorist attack.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh expressed his condolences and condemned the grenade attack at Nirankari Bhawan in Amritsar and announced ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the kin of deceased. The chief minister has also directed Punjab home secretary and DGP intelligence and law to rush the spot.

The attack comes days after reports of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Zakir Moosa’s presence in Amritsar. Punjab Police had Thursday claimed that they have received intelligence inputs that four JeM terrorists, including Zakir Moosa, have infiltrated in Punjab through Ferozpur.

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