Attack in Amritsar: Rajnath examines the security situation following the Amritsar explosion

NEW DELHI: Interior Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday discussed the security situation in the country, particularly in Punjab, where three people were killed and 20 wounded in a grenade attack, have announced officials.

Senior officials of the Interior Ministry and security agencies informed the Interior Minister of the explosion Sunday at a religious rally near Amritsar, an incident that the police consider a "terrorist act".

The Interior Minister has asked officials to provide all necessary assistance to the Punjab government as part of his investigation to attack the perpetrators of the crime, said a ministry official. # 39; Interior.

Singh learned that a team from the National Investigation Agency had already visited the blast site with their investigators and explosives experts.

Three people, including a preacher, were killed and 20 wounded when men carrying two motorbikes threw a grenade at a religious congregation on the outskirts of Amritsar.

The incident occurred in the prayer hall of Nirankari Bhavan, in the village of Adliwal, near Rajasansi in Amritsar, police said.

A religious congregation of nirankari followers was being conducted inside the Bhavan at the time of the events.

Sant Nirankari's mission is a spiritual organization and the Bhavan is close to the Amritsar International Airport and the Indo-Pakistan border.