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Chandigarh: Grenade attack on the residence of a retired officer of Punjab Police

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According to reports, no one was injured but the blast was so powerful that windows were shattered. According to sources, three suspects were involved in the incident.

There is news of a grenade attack on a house located in Sector-10 of Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab. This incident was done this evening by three unidentified persons who came on an auto rickshaw, after which there is an atmosphere of panic in the area. This house is said to belong to a retired officer.

According to reports, no one was injured but the blast was so powerful that windows were shattered. According to sources, three suspects were involved in the incident.

One of them threw the bomb while the two remained in the auto rickshaw. The CCTV cameras are being checked by the police. Meanwhile, pictures of two suspicious youths have also come out.

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