Overview
- A low-intensity device exploded outside the Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh, with Wednesday's blast around 5 pm damaging a scooter and a car but injuring no one.
- Chandigarh police said Friday they have identified two suspects as they pursue an FIR under the Explosives Act and UAPA, India’s anti-terror law, and an NIA team has inspected the site.
- Investigators are scanning CCTV and testing shrapnel while also assessing an unverified video that shows a person throwing a grenade-like object.
- A social post attributed to Babbar Khalsa International claimed responsibility, which police have not verified.
- The incident near Sector 37’s public offices has drawn cross-party condemnation and prompted tighter patrols, sharpening concerns about recent attacks and threats in the region.