{"id":240592,"date":"2021-12-23T15:26:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T09:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=240592"},"modified":"2021-12-23T16:33:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T11:03:42","slug":"ludhiana-court-blast-amarinder-singh-badal-channi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/ludhiana-court-blast-amarinder-singh-badal-channi\/","title":{"rendered":"2 killed, several injured in Ludhiana Court blast, Sukhbir Singh Badal says no law and order in Punjab, CM Channi smells plot before assembly polls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Atleast two people were killed and several injured in a blast in Punjab&#8217;s Ludhiana court complex on Thursday. The blast took place at around 12:30 pm in the washroom of the second floor of the court complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon after the incident, the Police have cordoned off the area and have started their rescue operations which are still going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The district court, which is located near the District Commissioner&#8217;s office in the heart of Ludhiana city, was functioning when the explosion took place.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Disturbing news of a blast at Ludhiana court complex. Saddened to know about the demise of 2 individuals, Praying for the recovery of those injured. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PunjabPoliceInd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PunjabPoliceInd<\/a> must get to the bottom of this.<\/p>&mdash; Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/capt_amarinder\/status\/1473923254918254597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Several reports said that the lawyers were on a strike and that&#8217;s why the number of lawyers present on the premises on Thursday was fewer than any other day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saddened over the news of blast at Ludhiana court complex. I&#39;m reaching the blast site shortly and I assure the people of the state that the guilty would not be spared. Anybody trying to disturb the peace and harmony of the state, will be taken to task<\/p>&mdash; Charanjit Singh Channi (@CHARANJITCHANNI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHARANJITCHANNI\/status\/1473940749766979585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a first twitter reaction soon after the incident, former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asked Punjab police to investigate the matter thoroughly. In his tweet, he said Punjab police must get to the bottom of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shocked by news of blast at Ludhiana dist court where 2 people lost their lives &amp; several injured. May Guru Sahib grant peace to departed souls &amp; fast recovery to injured. Pb govt must focus on law &amp; order instead of political vendetta to ensure peace &amp; communal harmony in State. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kzCkiG1d0V\">pic.twitter.com\/kzCkiG1d0V<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officeofssbadal\/status\/1473934670823772161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"2\">Hitting out at the Punjab government, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said the authorities have failed, there\u2019s no law and order in the state. Ludhiana court blast raises a big question on the government\u2019s work, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read Also<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/priyanka-gandhi-congress-ayodhya-ram-mandir-land-scam-bjp\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/priyanka-gandhi-congress-ayodhya-ram-mandir-land-scam-bjp\/\">Ayodhya land grab is a scam: Priyanka Gandhi claims corruption in Lord Ram\u2019s name<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/author\/apnnewsdesk\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said he will visit Ludhiana to take stock of the situation. He told reporters in Chandigarh that some anti-national, anti-state forces are trying to commit such disgusting acts. The government is on alert and the people should also be alert. The culprits will not be spared, the Punjab CM said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Meanwhile, Ludhiana Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the area has been sealed and forensic teams will collect samples from the blast site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Live: Blast In Ludhiana Court Complex In Punjab, Two Dead And Several Injured In Explosion\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3WsChZgO0PY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atleast two people were killed and several injured in a blast in Punjab&#8217;s Ludhiana court complex on Thursday. The blast took place at around 12:30 pm in the washroom of the second floor of the court complex. 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