Especially match-3 puzzle games, where they have simple rules, and players need to create the most impressive combos randomly generated by each level. The Aam Aadmi Party called it a “conspiracy” and said the Channi government had “completely failed” in maintaining law and order in the state.Games in the arcade puzzle genre are usually simple, highly entertaining, and player-friendly graphics that are easily accessible to many ages of players. “Pb govt must focus on law & order instead of political vendetta to ensure peace & communal harmony in State,” he said in a tweet. Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal expressed shock. “PunjabPoliceInd must get to the bottom of this,” he tweeted. Initial reports said two people were killed, but police later clarified that only one man had died.įormer chief minister Amarinder Singh said he was saddened after hearing that two people had died. Ludhiana Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the area has been sealed and forensic teams will collect samples from the site. A DNA test will be conducted on the unidentified man found dead at the blast site, he added.ĬCTV footage will also be examined, he said.
Several advocates complained of lax security arrangements at the complex, and Randhawa said more metal detectors will be installed there.Īsked if it could be a human bomb or a fidayeen suicide attack, he minister nothing can be ruled out. Punjab has been put on high alert, he said. “Our police is capable of maintaining law and order,” he said."But which agencies which are trying to disturb Punjab's peace will become clear as investigations are on," he said.Įarlier, he told reporters in Chandigarh, “As elections near, some anti-national and anti-state forces are trying to commit such disgusting acts, and for this the government is alert and the people should also be alert,” he said.ĭeputy CM Randhawa, who is also the state’s home minister, said some “external forces” could be trying to destabilise Punjab, and alluded to Pakistan. Over the past onths there have also been cases of drones being spotted near the Pakistan border, with authorities suspecting that they could have dropped arms or explosives.Ĭhanni expressed fear that an attempt was being made to spread anarchy in Punjab ahead of the state assembly polls. The blast comes days after the alleged sacrilege bids – at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and a gurdwara in Kapurthala – followed by the lynching of two men. He also summoned a meeting later in the day in Chandigarh. Officials said the five people, including two women, were injured in the explosion were out of danger.ĬM Channi, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, visited a hospital in Ludhiana to meet the injured.
The blast wrecked a wall of the bathroom, shattered window panes in adjoining rooms and broke windscreens of some cars parked below, triggering panic in the busy court complex. It also wanted to be informed about the findings of the initial investigations. The Union Home Ministry has sought a detailed report from the state government as early as possible. Police suspect that the man killed in the blast in the second-floor bathroom was trying to set off the explosive device, or may even have been a suicide bomber.Īs forensic teams and specialised agencies were being summoned to the blast site, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi expressed apprehension that the explosion might have been an attempt to create “anarchy” in the poll-bound state. A bomb went off in the district court complex here on Thursday, killing one person and injuring five others, prompting the Punjab government to declare a high alert in the state.