"Will not let people across border to disturb peace in Punjab": Amritsar Police Commissioner

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], March 17 (ANI): After an accused in the Amritsar temple grenade attack was killed in an encounter with Punjab Police, Amritsar Police Commissioner GPS Bhullar said that they will not let people sitting across the border and Pakistani intelligence agency ISI be successful in their attempts to "disturb" peace in Punjab.
Bhullar said that the government and the administration have a zero-tolerance policy towards crime.
Speaking to ANI, the police official also stated that till now, it is clear that foreign handlers orchestrated the attack.
"We will not let those sitting across the border and ISI be successful in their attempts to disturb peace in Punjab... Things will be more clear when we nab and interrogate the second accused, but, technically, it is clear that this attack was operated by foreign handles... We have zero tolerance towards crime," said Bhullar.
Elaborating on the investigation process, the police official stated that they had registered the case soon after the incident and deployed special teams for investigation, following which the accused were identified, and one of them was killed in an encounter today.
Bhullar said, "On the attack that was carried out on March 15, a case was registered on it. We had deployed our special police teams on it. Our teams traced the case and identified the accused... When our police team intercepted it, they fired five rounds of bullets on police party, from which one bullet hit head constable Gurpreet Singh while the second one hit the turban of Inspector Amolak Singh. In an act of self-defence, Inspector Vinod Kumar and Amolak Singh launched firing which injured accused. Accused Gursidak who had lobbed (the grenade) died in hospital. During this encounter, the accused fired at police, injuring Head Constable Gurpreet Singh and striking Inspector Amolak Singh's turban.
Meanwhile, (DGP) Director General of Punjab Police took to X to inform about the encounter and stated that Punjab Police is committed to maintain peace and harmony in the state.
In a social media post on X, DGP Gaurav Yadav wrote, "Acting on specific intelligence, Commissionerate Police Amritsar decisively tracked down those responsible for the attack on Thakur Dwara Mandir, #Amritsar, on March 15, 2025. An FIR has been registered at PS Chheharta under the Explosive Substances Act, and intelligence-based efforts led to the identification of the accused. Police teams tracked the suspects in #Rajasansi. The accused opened fire, injuring HC Gurpreet Singh and striking Insp. Amolak Singh's turban. Acting in self-defense, the police party fired back, injuring the accused. He was taken to Civil Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The other accused fled, and efforts are on to arrest him. A fresh FIR is being registered at PS Airport. @PunjabPoliceInd is fully committed to maintain peace and harmony in the state."

Acting on specific intelligence, Commissionerate Police Amritsar decisively tracked down those responsible for the attack on Thakur Dwara Mandir, #Amritsar, on March 15, 2025. An FIR has been registered at PS Chheharta under the Explosive Substances Act, and intelligence-based…

— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) March 17, 2025

On Monday morning, the Punjab Police received a specific intelligence about the movement of two accused of the grenade attack in Amritsar in Rajasansi area of the district. Acting on the information, the police team went to nab the accused. When the Station Head Officer (SHO) of Chheharta tried to stop the accused who were on motorcycle, they left the vehicle and opened fire at the police party.
During the encounter, head constable Gurpreet Singh was injured while another bullet struck the turban of Inspector Amolak Singh. In an act of self-defence, Inspector Vinod Kumar launched firing and injured the main accused. However, the other accused managed to escape from the spot.
The deceased has been identified as Gursidak, son of Jagjit Singh and a resident of Bal village of Amritsar while the second accused Vishal, son of Raju and a resident of Rajasansi, Amritsar, has been absconding from the spot.
The injured constables and the accused were immediately rushed to the Civil Hospital for treatment where Gursidak succumbed to his injuries. An FIR on the incident is being registered at PS Airport.
Two motorcycle-borne masked men were captured on CCTV footage lobbing an object, suspected to be an explosive, at the temple on the night of March 14. (ANI)