Chandigarh, April 1 An explosion outside the office of the Punjab BJP office here on Wednesday evening led to panic and police cordoning off the area. There were no reports of any casualties.
The sounds of the explosion were heard around 5 pm, according to Vineet Joshi, head of the state BJP's media cell. A scooter parked outside the building in Sector 37 was damaged.
Senior police officers, including Senior Superintendent of Police Kanwardip Kaur, as well as a team from the Central Forensic Laboratory, rushed to the scene to assess the situation.
"We heard the sound of the explosion. We are trying to understand how it happened. We saw some signs on the boundary wall. Only the police can provide more details," Joshi told reporters.
"It is concerning if an explosion took place outside the party office," he added.
There was little clarity on what had happened. Further details are awaited.