Petrol Bomb Hurled At Bjp Couple S Clinic In Punjab S Bathinda
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Hindustan TimesVerified Publisher
Two unidentified masked men threw a petrol bomb at a clinic owned by a homeopathic practitioner couple associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bathinda s Vishal Nagar on Monday night. While no one was injured in the attack, a scooter parked outside
Two unidentified masked men threw a petrol bomb at a clinic owned by a homeopathic practitioner couple associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bathinda’s Vishal Nagar on Monday night. While no one was injured in the attack, a scooter parked outside the premises was damaged before staff members managed to extinguish the flames.
The incident occurred while chief minister Bhagwant Mann was staying overnight in the town ahead of scheduled public functions.
Police teams tracking CCTV footage said two men approached the scene on foot, with one throwing the crude explosive while his accomplice recorded a video of the act.
The clinic is located opposite the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) office.
The targets of the attack, Rajni Jindal—an executive member of the BJP’s district unit—and her husband Tarsem Garg, who serves as the chief warden of the Bathinda civil defence corps, had recently joined the BJP after leaving the Aam Aadmi Party.
Deputy inspector general of police Harjit Singh and Bathinda senior superintendent of police Jyoti Yadav Bains inspected the crime scene, where investigators recovered an unexploded bottle filled with petrol left behind by the perpetrators.
The Kotwali police have registered a case under various sections, including attempt to murder, mischief by fire or explosives, of the BNS and the Explosives Act, with special teams deployed after securing vital clues regarding the culprits.