An incident of sudden explosion in Activa near BSF Chowk in Jalandhar has come to light. After this incident the vehicle caught fire. After the incident, there was an atmosphere of chaos on the spot. According to eyewitnesses, as soon as the explosion occurred, fire broke out in the Activa, seeing which the people nearby got scared and immediately informed the police. As soon as information about the incident was received, teams of police administration and fire brigade reached the spot and started efforts to control the fire.
CCTV camera footage is being scrutinized
At present the reasons for the blast have not been known. The police is investigating the matter and the footage of CCTV cameras installed nearby is being scrutinized. It is a matter of relief that there is no news of any casualty in this incident. The fire has been brought under control.
Jalandhar, Punjab: An Activa scooter exploded near BSF Chowk, triggering a fire and panic. Police and fire teams responded promptly; no casualties were reported. The cause of the blast is under investigation pic.twitter.com/ZOI9Vqcn8A
— IANS (@ians_india) May 5, 2026
What did the Jalandhar Police Commissioner say?
Jalandhar Police Commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur said, “At around 8 pm, our patrol team was present here. A scooter was parked near the gate. Suddenly it caught fire. We are gathering information from BSF. According to the initial information, the scooter belonged to a person working here and when he came here, it caught fire. We want to investigate the incident from every aspect.”
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Did the blast happen as part of some conspiracy?
Police Commissioner said that we have shared all the facts with BSF. Now we are doing our further investigation. Right now we cannot verify anything. On the question of whether the blast took place as part of some conspiracy, he said that it would be too early to say anything on this.
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