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An explosion occurred at an empty plot near Naushera Village in Amritsar rural on Tuesday. DIG Border Range, Satinder Singh, said the incident took place when a person, allegedly linked with Khalistani terror outfit Babbar Khalsa, come to retrieve the explosive consignment placed in the area. 

The person got injured in the incident and later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.

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"The person who was injured has died. He is a member of a terrorist organisation and he had come to retrieve the explosive consignment...We have received a lot of clues...Further investigation is underway...Babbar Khalsa and ISI is active in Punjab and most likely, he is a member of Babbar Khalsa," DIG Singh said, as per ANI.

The police teams rushed to the spot after being informed about the blast and cordoned off the area. Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) teams were also called to investigate the scene. 

"We received information in the morning that there was an explosion here. The police officials have reached the spot and a person who was seriously injured has been admitted to the hospital...Generally, in the abandoned area, we have also seen in the past that anti-national elements come to retrieve their consignments. We suspect that he is one of the accused who came to retrieve the consignment and due to mishandling of an explosive, he was injured...Our FSL teams are on the way," SSP Amritsar Rural, Maninder Singh, earlier said.

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This came after the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a drone and three packets of heroin during separate search operations along the Punjab border in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Amritsar districts earlier today.