India, May 8 -- Amid tension between India and Pakistan following the targeted strikes on terror camps and Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, panic gripped residents of Punjab's border district of Amritsar on Wednesday night when they heard explosions and saw lights flashing in the sky followed by a power shutdown in the city.

On Thursday morning, metal debris and the shell of what appeared to be a missile, was found in a field of Jethuwal village in Kathunangal area on the Amritsar-Batala road. "The missile parts were found scattered at different places, including houses, in the village. Police have taken away the debris," local resident Parkash Singh said.

Though there has been no official confirmation of the cause Wednesday nigh...