A rocket-propelled grenade was fired at the Intelligence Wing HQ of Punjab Police in Mohali on Monday. This type of weapon has been used in the past during the 2000 attack on the headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service
The casing of the RPG-22 found at Punjab Police’s intelligence office on Monday. ANI
Punjab is on high alert after a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) was fired at the Punjab Police’s Intelligence headquarters in Mohali on Monday evening, triggering a blast at the site.
Reports state that the explosion took place around 7.45 pm at the office located at Sector 77 in Mohali. The windowpanes on one of the floors of the building were shattered because of the explosion. However, no one was injured in the attack.
An early statement from the Mohali Police read: “A minor explosion was reported at the Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters in sector 77, SAS Nagar 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.”
According to an Indian Express report, officers on the site said the weapon was ‘made in China’ as per the lot number written on it.
Mohali Police refused to rule out the terror angle, with Mohali SP (HQ) Ravinder Pal Singh saying, “It (terror angle) can’t be ignored. We are investigating it.”
As the authorities probe the case with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann saying that ‘anybody who tries to spoil the atmosphere in Punjab will not be spared’, let’s take a closer look at what an RPG is and the damage it can cause.