New Delhi:
At least three people died and fifteen injured in an explosion at an election rally in Bhatinda in Punjab on Tuesday. According to PTI report, the blast took place in LPG cylinder in a car at the rally venue.
The report says that the blast took place in a car which was in front of the vehicle of Congress candidate Harmindert Singh Jassi. Jassi was leaving the rally after addressing the people when the blast took place.
"Three persons were killed in a blast in a Maruti car,"Bathinda Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori said. Those killed include two adults and a boy. Their identity has not been ascertained yet. It is not known what led to theincident, he said.
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