Reward for info on Ludhiana blast accused
Ludhiana,
October
22:
The
Punjab
Police
has
announced
a
reward
of
Rs
one
lakh
for
giving
information
about
the
person
behind
the
Shingar
Cinema
blast
in
Ludhiana.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ludhiana Range) Ishwar Singh said that the name of the person giving the information will be kept a secret.
'The information should be given to SSP or SP (Detective) Ludhiana," Singh added.
At
least
six
people
were
killed
and
16
others
were
injured
in
the
blast
that
took
place
on
October
14
in
the
auditorium
of
the
cinema
hall.
The
blast
occurred
when
Bhojpuri
superstar
Manoj
Tiwari"s
film
'Janam
Janam
Ka
Saath'
was
being
screened.
The explosion occurred at 8.30 p.m. when close to 500 people were watching the evening show that began at 8.00 p. m.
According to eyewitnesses, a loud explosion was heard near the front stall of the auditorium and that the number of toll would increase.
The blast coincided with the Eid festival leading to widespread chaos.
ANI
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