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Ludhiana, December 24
Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that the Centre government and Punjab government are jointly probing the Ludhiana Court blast case. Ludhiana was shocked on Thursday as a blast was witnessed in Ludhiana Court Complex at around 12:22 pm.
During his visit to Ludhiana, Kiren Rijiju took a briefing regarding the entire incident from the Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma and other senior officers of the district.
Union Minister also visited the blast site and inquired about the health of injured persons. He visited Dayanand Medical College & Hospital.
In the presence of District & Sessions Judge Munish Singhal and other judges, he also interacted with the lawyers in the conference room of the District Courts Complex, here, took their feedback and assured them of full support.
Kiren Rijiju said that the Union government is taking the Ludhiana Court Blast case very seriously as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown concern towards it.
He was also accompanied by Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash and Chairman National Commission for Scheduled Castes Vijay Sampla, besides several others.
He said that he has personally spoken to the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over the phone today and has assured fulsome support in investigations. He said that an in-depth and professional probe is underway and the perpetrators of this crime would be identified soon.
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Published by- Manav Bansal
