Amritsar/Jalandhar, May 7 -- Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Wednesday said the back-to-back explosions in Jalandhar and Amritsar were intended to project a narrative of instability on the anniversary of Operation Sindoor against Pakistan last year.

"It's part of a design to cause disruption and spread fear in Punjab," he said after inspecting the blast sites and meetings with police, BSF and army officials.

While the Khalistan Liberation Army (KLA) claimed responsibility for the Jalandhar blast, Yadav dismissed the group as "ISI stooges" and a "non-existent organisation".

In an unverified social media post, the banned KLA termed the blast as an "revenge" for the encounter of Ranjit Singh, a key suspect in the k...