India, July 14 -- The Golden Temple in Amritsar on Monday received a bomb threat, following which the Punjab Police launched an investigation.

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), in its complaint, said that the committee received an email threatening a blast in the Golden Temple.

Amritsar Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar confirmed receiving a complaint regarding the bomb threat on Golden Temple and said that the police will crack the case and ensure security.

"We received a complaint from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) authorities that they have received an email threatening a blast in the Golden Temple...We are taking the help of the state cybercrime and other agencies," the Police Commissioner t...