Amritsar: People of Amritsar claimed to have heard "loud blasts" in the wee hours of Thursday, after which social media was abuzz with speculation of an army-related intervention.
Few people took to social media to express about the two "very loud sounds", which some said, sounded similar to bomb blasts.
However, the police said that "everything was okay" in the city and urged the people not to believe in "rumours" on social media.
Jagjit Singh Walia, ADCP Amritsar, told to media: "I appeal to the people, do not believe in rumours on social media. Everything is okay. As per our information, nothing has happened. "
On Twitter, people claimed "heightened air activity" in the city.
Soon the hashtag Amritsar surfaced with the conversation perking up about "sonic booms", "low flying jets" or just "loud sounds across the sky".
Most people reported loud sounds around 1 am on Friday.
Tweets after users hear "Loud Sounds"
How can you be so sure ? People heard the boom sound and these thousands of people cannot lie and cannot spread the rumour. Be a good journalist okay, Speak out with proof. #Amritsar #SonicBoom #HopeForGood
— Himanshu (@MeetHimanshuu) March 14, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">How can you be so sure ? People heard the boom sound and these thousands of people cannot lie and cannot spread the rumour. Be a good journalist okay, Speak out with proof. #Amritsar #SonicBoom #HopeForGood
— Himanshu (@MeetHimanshuu) March 14, 2019How can you be so sure ? People heard the boom sound and these thousands of people cannot lie and cannot spread the rumour. Be a good journalist okay, Speak out with proof. #Amritsar #SonicBoom #HopeForGood
— Himanshu (@MeetHimanshuu) March 14, 2019
ADCP Amritsar said it was 'merely chatter' on social media and added: "We will investigate the matter. If there is something, we will let you know."
A couple of blast sounds and the whole city is awake & apprehensive. Enough to make us realize we wouldn’t want a war and destroy the peace in the border cities. #Amritsar
— Simardeep S. Bhatia (@simsta11) March 14, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">A couple of blast sounds and the whole city is awake & apprehensive. Enough to make us realize we wouldn’t want a war and destroy the peace in the border cities. #Amritsar
— Simardeep S. Bhatia (@simsta11) March 14, 2019A couple of blast sounds and the whole city is awake & apprehensive. Enough to make us realize we wouldn’t want a war and destroy the peace in the border cities. #Amritsar
— Simardeep S. Bhatia (@simsta11) March 14, 2019
Amritsar is situated near the border of India with Pakistan with the Wagah Border only 28 kilometres away from it.
Plains past in the sky of the amritsar and then huge blast sounds,, oh my god what is happening #amritsar
— A.P.S sandhu (@amansandhu319) March 14, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Plains past in the sky of the amritsar and then huge blast sounds,, oh my god what is happening #amritsar
— A.P.S sandhu (@amansandhu319) March 14, 2019Plains past in the sky of the amritsar and then huge blast sounds,, oh my god what is happening #amritsar
— A.P.S sandhu (@amansandhu319) March 14, 2019
Recently, tensions have been high between India and Pakistan ever since India undertook an anti-terror strike on a JeM terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot.
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