Grenade blast near Army's gate in Pathankot, state intel wing probing terror angle

A team of State Counter Intelligence wing reached the spot where a grenade blast took place near the Indian Army's Triveni Gate Sunday night. "If a grenade has been hurled then there must be some terror angle, we are probing," said Gulneet Singh Khurana, AIG- Counter Intelligence.

Pathankot:Punjab state Counter Intelligence wing has launched a probe into the alleged terror links in the grenade blast near Indian Army's Triveni Gate in Punjab's highly sensitive Pathankot town on Monday.

"Local Police, Counter Intelligence, CID are working together. No arrests made yet, we're collecting evidence & will take action based on the facts. If a grenade has been hurled then there must be some terror angle, we are probing," said Gulneet Singh Khurana, AIG, Counter Intelligence. A team led by Khurana had reached the spot to investigate the blast.

No injuries were reported in the blast reported Sunday night. Parts of the grenade were recovered from the site by the local police officials.

Earlier in the day, Senior Superintendent of Police Surendra Lamba told reporters that investigation was underway and CCTV footage from the spot has been collected.

Police said that some unidentified motorcyclists lobbed the grenade in front of the Triveni gate of the army cantonment. The motorcyclists came on a bike when a marriage procession was passing through the area.

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Security has been tightened, particularly in Punjab's border districts of Pathankot and Gurdaspur, including near the Indian Air Force base, which bore the brunt of the terror attack on January 2, 2016, as well as nearby Mamoon Cantonment of the Army.

Apart from the Punjab Police, men of the Border Security Force (BSF) and personnel of different security agencies have been put on alert following the blast.

Suspected Pakistani terrorists had on July 27, 2015, attacked Dinanagar town in neighbouring Gurdaspur district, around 225 km from here, killing seven people, including a Punjab Police officer, three Home Guards and three civilians.

The three terrorists were killed after an 11-hour gun battle with the security forces at the Dinanagar police station.

(With agency inputs)