Low-intensity blast in the vicinity of the Golden Temple [ Punjab, India ]

[ Reported as seen ]

On May 11, , a low-intensity blast, occurred near Sri Guru Ram Dass Niwas, in the vicinity of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. This was the third low-intensity blast to take place near the Golden Temple within a week. The first took place on Heritage Street on May 6 and the second on May 8.

Punjab Director-General of Police (DGP), Gaurav Yadav, announced in a tweet, that the case has been solved with the arrest of five people who were involved in the incident. The motive behind the blasts was to disturb peace, police said.

As per the DGP, the ones involved were, Azadvir Singh, Amreek Singh, Sahib Singh, Harjeet Singh and Dharmendra Singh.

The explosion happened right behind the Guru Ram Dass Inn. The CCTV footage showed that the attackers threw the bomb from the second floor of Guru Ram Dass Inn into the Galiara or the path encircling the Golden Temple. The bomb was thrown from the window of a washroom in the Guru Ram Das Inn.

After throwing the bomb from the window of the washroom on the second floor of an inn near the Golden Temple, went back to room number 225 and slept outside it as pilgrims sleep in the verandas and open areas of the inn during the night. He slept outside the room where a couple also allegedly involved in the crime was staying.