The Punjab police gunned down a suspect wanted in the blast outside Thakur Dwara Temple in the early hours of Monday. Cops are on the lookout for one more accused in the case.
#WATCH | Amritsar | Visuals from the site where encounter broke out between Amritsar temple attack accused and Punjab police this morning
— ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2025
In the police encounter, the man accused of lobbing a grenade at Thakurdwara Temple in Khandwala received a bullet injury. He later… pic.twitter.com/lpF4aBNv7G
According to Punjab police, based on an intelligence tip-off, they tracked down the location of the suspects’ hideout in Rajasansi. When they inched closer to the suspects, they opened fire at police. Two police personnel were hit in the attack.
Acting on specific intelligence, Commissionerate Police Amritsar decisively tracked down those responsible for the attack on Thakur Dwara Mandir, #Amritsar, on March 15, 2025. An FIR has been registered at PS Chheharta under the Explosive Substances Act, and intelligence-based…
— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) March 17, 2025
Punjab police chief Gaurav Yadav tweeted, “Acting on specific intelligence, Commissionerate Police Amritsar decisively tracked down those responsible for the attack on Thakur Dwara Mandir, #Amritsar, on March 15, 2025. Police teams tracked the suspects in #Rajasansi. The accused opened fire, injuring Head Constable Gurpreet Singh and striking Inspector Amolak Singh’s turban.”
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Yadav said police had to fire back in self-defence. “Acting in self-defence, the police party fired back, injuring the accused. He was taken to Civil Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries,” Yadav said. He added the second accused fled from the scene and efforts are on to nab him.
A blast had occurred outside the Thakur Dwara Temple on March 15, when two motorcycle-borne men threw an explosive towards the temple, damaging a portion of its wall and shattering window panes. CCTV footage collected from the premises showed the men waiting for a few seconds before throwing the explosive device towards the temple. Punjab police had said they suspect the role of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) behind the attack.
