'Blast' at Islamabad police station in Amritsar leads to panic

Panic gripped Islamabad area here during the wee hours on Tuesday after a 'blast' at Islamabad police station.

According to locals, the explosion was heard at the police station at around 3 am. Following the incident, senior police officials reached the spot.

The Amritsar Police, however, claimed no blast occurred on the police station premises.

Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar denied claims of a blast. He said locals heard the sound of the explosion at the police station, but there was no damage there.

Meanwhile, Germany-based gangster Jeevan Fauji claimed responsibility for the blast. Officials said further investigation is under way in the matter.

This is sixth such incident at a police establishment in the state in recent past.

On December 4, a 'blast' was reported inside Majitha police station in Amritsar. Recently, an IED was also found outside Ajnala police station and a blast occurred inside Gurbax Nagar police post in Amritsar police commissionerate.