Amritsar:The IED discovered under the vehicle of a Punjab Police official in Amritsar on Tuesday morning was revealed to weigh around 2.7 kg on Wednesday. According to the police, the explosive material has been identified as RDX. Speaking to the media, ADGP RN Doke said, "The RDX discovered has been estimated to be 2.7 kg. Any possible links to terrorist organisations is being probed. The investigation is being carried out under the supervision of CP, Amritsar."
"We hope we will be able to confirm till evening how many people were involved in the incident, and who planned this. A mobile phone has been discovered at the site which was used to trigger the explosive. Our teams are working on it, and very soon we will be able to round-up people behind the act," he further stated. Significantly, Doke also confirmed that the incident was likely to be part of cross-border terrorist activities.