At least 12 people including five policemen died and 25 others were wounded when a suicide bomber detonated his vest outside the gate (No 2) of Data Darbar , the largest shrine in South Asia, on May 8.
'They were apprehended by the troops and the IEDs vest strapped to the suspected suicide bomber was successfully immobilised, preliminary investigation is ongoing.'
The first suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle at the entrance while four others tried to enter the centre but were challenged by security personnel manning the gate.