A scooty catches fire near the BSF Chowk in Jalandhar on May 5, 2026.
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A scooter parked near BSF Chowk in Punjab’s Jalandhar district caught fire on Tuesday evening (May 5, 2026), causing panic in the area, police said, even as locals claimed they heard a blast-like sound from the vehicle.
The incident took place at around 8 p.m. outside the headquarters of the Border Security Force’s Punjab Frontier, which is located along a road that connects the main city with the Amritsar-Delhi highway.
Published – May 06, 2026 07:50 am IST
