Unofficial reports says 3 people have been killed in the blast
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Ludhiana: A man was killed and five seriously injured in a blast inside a court complex in Ludhiana in Punjab this afternoon. Chief Minister Charanjit Channi said that the blast was carried to disrupt law and order in the city ahead of assembly polls.
The blast reportedly took place at 12:22 pm inside a bathroom on the second floor of the building. The explosion damaged the walls of the bathroom and ripped through a section of the building, besides shattering glass in nearby rooms. The district court was crowded and functioning when the explosion took place.
In visuals, injured people were carried out of the building and police were trying to remove people from the complex. Two of the injured people are women and three men.
Ludhiana’s police chief Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said one body has been recovered. “Probably that person was either carrying explosive or was very near to it. We are awaiting arrival of NSG team from Delhi. Four injured are out of danger,” he added.