Amritsar blast: Punjab Police conduct cordon, search operation across state

Security tightened after Amritsar blast: In a bid to ensure foolproof security arrangements at all judicial complexes, Punjab Police on Thursday conducted cordon and search operations (CASO) around the District and Sub-Divisional Courts across the state.    

It comes after a low-intensity blast occurred near Sri Guru Ram Dass Niwas, in the vicinity of the Golden Temple in Amritsar in the early hours of Thursday. However, no fatalities were reported in the incident. 

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According to the release, the search operation aims to keep vigil around the anti-social elements, besides, making sure that Door Frame Metal Detector (DFMDs), Closed-Circuit Television (CCTVs) cameras and other security equipment installed are in working condition.

The checking was conducted from 11 AM to 2 PM simultaneously in all the 28 police districts of the state on the directions of the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav. The Commissioner of Police/Senior Superintendent Of Police (CPs/SSPs) were directed to personally monitor this operation and make a sufficient number of police teams to carry out checks, added the release.

Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla said that Police teams under the supervision of SPs carried out checking at around 64 Courts across the state.

Apart from reviewing security arrangements, he said that police teams have also frisked 1305 suspicious people found roaming around the court complexes and also checked 2079 vehicles.

Meanwhile, the (CPs/SSPs) are also directed to increase Police Patrolling around vulnerable places to intensify surveillance of anti-social elements.

Notably, three low-intensity blasts in the holy city of Amritsar have created an atmosphere of panic in the area. Although the Punjab Police have claimed to have solved the case with the arrest of five persons, it raises questions over the law and order situation in the state.   

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The first blast was reported near Saragari Sarai on Heritage street near the Golden Temple on May 6 evening. The second explosion was reported the morning of May 8. The third low-intensity explosion was reported around 12.12 am on the intervening night of Wednesday.