Amritsar blast: Rs5 million reward for information on suspects
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to visit site of blast today
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday announced a reward of Rs5 million for information on those involved in the Amritsar grenade blast that left three people dead, officials said.
People can call in on the Punjab Police helpline - 181, officials said, adding the identity of the informer will be kept a secret.
The chief minister will visit Amritsar later in the day, officials said.
A team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) visited the blast site on Sunday night along with their investigators and explosive experts. They also held discussions with the top brass of the Punjab Police.
Three people, including a preacher, were killed and more than 20 injured when two-motorcycle borne men threw a grenade at a religious congregation on the city outskirts here on Sunday, an incident that the police are treating as a “terrorist act”.
The incident took place inside the Nirankari Bhavan's prayer hall at Adliwal village near Amritsar's Rajasansi, police said.