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A time aft a blast rocked Himachal Pradesh's Nalagarh, constabulary connected Friday (January 2, 2026) said teams person been formed to scan CCTV footage, and forensic unit person collected samples from the site.
A societal media post, claiming to beryllium that of the proscribed outfit Babbar Khalsa International and a little-known group, Punjab Sovereignty Alliance, person claimed work for the explosion.
The station claimed that an improvised explosive instrumentality was utilized for the blast, and it was successful retaliation for the Himachal Pradesh constabulary "not taking enactment against smuggling of synthetic drugs manufactured successful Himachal Pradesh into Punjab".
It warned that if nary enactment is taken successful the matter, "IEDs would beryllium planted successful vehicles and office of the constabulary administration".
Police person not yet commented connected the post.
Instead, successful a connection issued connected Friday (January 2) evening, constabulary said a Forensic Science Laboratory squad was called to the spot, which collected indispensable samples.
Teams person been constituted to scan CCTV footage, and the constabulary are coordinating with the Punjab Police and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for the probe.
Several Nalagarh residents woke up successful the caller twelvemonth to the dependable of a blast that took spot adjacent a constabulary presumption successful Himachal Pradesh's Solan territory connected Thursday.
The interaction of the blast that occurred successful a lane adjacent the Nalagarh constabulary presumption was truthful beardown that the windows of adjacent buildings, including those of an Army canteen 40 metres away, cracked. The large dependable of it was heard from a region of up to 400-500 metres, locals said.
A lawsuit has been registered astatine Nalagarh Police Station nether BNS Sections 324(4) (mischief) and 125 (act truthful rashly oregon negligently arsenic to endanger quality life) and the Explosive Substances Act.
Neighbouring Punjab person been witnesser to akin attacks targeting constabulary stations, with the state's DGP accusing Pakistan of attempting to disturb bid and claiming that the masterminds of specified attacks were operating from North America, Europe, Southeast Asia and Gulf countries.
