3 killed in powerful car explosion at Bathinda, Punjab
Police said explosion killed two adults and a boy. The identity of those killed is yet to be ascertained.
Maur, Jan 31: At least three persons were killed and 15 others injured in a powerful blast near a rally of a Congress candidate in Punjab's Bathinda city on Tuesday evening. The exact nature of the blast is not known as yet.
Those killed include two adults and a boy. Their identity has not been ascertained yet.
The police suspect that a pressure cooker with Improvised Explosive Device exploded inside a Maruti car. The possibility of it being a cylinder blast as the car was run on LPG is also not being ruled out.
Explosion in a car in Bathinda's Maur mandi. 3 dead: SDM Latif Ahmed #Punjab
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The incident took place at Maur Mandi, about 200 km from Chandigarh, close to where Congress candidate Harminder Jassi was addressing a rally.
#UPDATE 1 person also injured in explosion in a car in Bathinda's Maur mandi pic.twitter.com/jXSW611Cny
— ANI (@ANI_news) January 31, 2017
SDM Latif Ahmed confirmed three deaths due to the blast. Punjab will be going to polls on February 4.
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