Explosive thrown at Amritsar temple, cops suspect Pak links

An unidentified person hurled an explosive device at the Thakur Dwar temple in Khandwala area of Amritsar, triggering a blast that damaged a part of the temple wall and some window panes, around midnight on Saturday, police officials said, adding that they suspect the role of Pakistan's intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), behind the attack.

- HT Correspondent

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While no casualties were reported in the incident, the opposition hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government over the "deteriorating law and order situation" in the state.

The police received information about the blast at around 2am, Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said, promising strict action against the accused.

"Pakistan's ISI lures our youngsters to create disturbances in Punjab. We will trace them within days and take appropriate action. I warn youngsters not to ruin their lives. We will catch the culprits soon," Bhullar said.