Petrol bomb hurled at Sangrur BJP office
SANGRUR, July 28 -- A petrol bomb was hurled by unidentified miscreants at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district office on Uppli Road in Sangrur, drawing sharp reactions for the party, which alleged that 'the state's law and order has completely collapsed under the AAP government.' Police said no one was hurt in the incident, which occurred at around 2:35 am on Sunday, adding that efforts are on to trace the culprits.
Last month, two unidentified persons threw a petrol bomb at a clinic of a homeopathy doctor, a local BJP leader, in Bathinda district. On April 1, a grenade blast took place outside the Punjab BJP headquarters in Chandigarh. Sangrur SP Devinder Attri said a petrol-filled bottle was thrown from outside of the building. "We will take strict action against those behind this incident," Atrri said.
An FIR has been registered under Section 326 (G) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908, against two unidentified individuals.
According to the first information report (FIR), the office caretaker, who arrived for routine cleaning on Monday, alerted Maninder Singh Kapial, BJP district president, who then informed the police.
A forensic team was called to collect samples, police said, adding that CCTV footage of nearby areas is being scanned to trace those behind the attack.
Local BJP leader Randeep Deol condemned the attack, terming it an attempt to disturb law and order in the region.
Punjab BJP chief Kewal Singh Dhillon condemned the incident.
"The people of Punjab are demanding answers: Is the rule of law prevailing in the state, or has it given way to lawlessness and gangsterism?" Dhillon asked. Former Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, who visited the Sangrur office, said miscreants are targeting the party out of fear that a BJP government would eradicate gangsters and drug abuse from Punjab....
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