'Blast' outside Punjab BJP leader's house raises panic
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Chandigarh: A "blast" took place outside the residence of BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia in Punjab's Jalandhar district, causing panic in the area, PTI reported.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Manpreet Singh said forensic teams had reached the spot to collect samples.
A loud sound was heard at around 1 am outside Kalia's residence near Shastri Market in Jalandhar, police said, adding that no one was hurt in the incident.
Jalandhar Police Commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur said that The forensic team is investigating whether it is a grenade attack or something else, Asian News International reported.
"The forensic team is investigating the matter," Manpreet Singh told PTI.
Police are also examining the CCTV footage to trace the accused.
Kalia is a former Cabinet minister and former president of Punjab BJP.
There have been many incidents of explosions targeting police posts in Amritsar and Gurdaspur in the past four to five months. Last month, a blast occurred outside a temple in Amritsar.