Blast at Punjab Police Intelligence HQ in Mohali, probe begins

Mohali: In a major security and intelligence failure, a grenade-like object was hurled at the third floor of the Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters in Sector 77, Mohali, around 7.45 pm on Monday, the police said.

No loss of life was reported.

The police called it an RPG-like attack and termed the blast a minor one.

"A minor explosion was reported at the Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters in sector 77, SAS Nagar at around 7.45 PM. No damage has been reported. Senior officers are on the spot and an investigation is being done. Forensic teams have been called," the Mohali police said in a statement.

The blast was reported from the third floor of the building that houses the intelligence wing, the special task force against drugs, the anti-gangster task force and several other wings of the state police.

The police said no person was present in the room. The object broke the windowpane of the room and landed on a table. Officials did not elaborate on the intensity of the blast, nor did they comment on the lethality of the projectile.

The police have cordoned off the area and an alert has been sounded.

A team from the Forensic Science Laboratory is on the spot.

"The blast took place with a rocket-type fire. There is no casualty," said a police official.

"A minor blast took place at the intelligence building. The investigation is going on and our senior officials are on the spot," the police official said.

A quick reaction team of the Chandigarh police was also deputed near the Intelligence office building.