Delhi College Blast: A loud explosion rocked a CRPF college in Prashant Vihar in Delhi’s Rohini within the early morning on Sunday. CCTV footage of the explosion surfaced on social media, displaying the second when the explosion tore via and broken the wall of the varsity. Nobody sustained accidents following the incident. The incident got here at a time when the nation is witnessing quite a few bomb menace calls on a number of airways throughout India.
A bomb squad and a police forensic workforce have been rushed to the spot close to the CRPF college, Sector 14, Rohini, to establish the supply of the explosion that was reported round 7.50 am, whereas officers of the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) and Nationwide Safety Guard (NSG) have additionally reached the spot.
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In line with police, the wall of the varsity, close by retailers, and a automobile sustained injury, and the realm has been cordoned off. Plumes of smoke have been seen billowing from the spot. Delhi Police mentioned it’s gathering cell community knowledge to seek out out who was current close by when the explosion occurred, which is suspected to be a crude bomb.
A workforce of forensic specialists was inspecting the realm outdoors the CRPF college. The workforce found a suspicious “white powder” from the spot and despatched it to the laboratory for examination. They’ve additionally dug up a gap close to the varsity’s wall and brought soil samples with them.
NSG officers have additionally despatched some materials picked up from the spot for additional probe. “Whether or not it’s some type of explosive or the rest can solely be ascertained after we totally study it. We’re suspecting a crude bomb could possibly be the explanation for the blast,” a senior official mentioned, as quoted by information company PTI.
Robots have been deployed by NSG commandos to scan all the space to establish if there are every other explosive supplies. “NSG, NIA, and Delhi Police have cordoned off all the space. Delhi Police is already on excessive alert as a result of pageant season. Police are registering the FIR below the Explosives Act,” mentioned the official.
Senior cops, together with from the crime department and the Particular Cell, in addition to the fireplace brigade, arrived on the scene after it was reported. Delhi Hearth Providers (DFS) mentioned they obtained a name concerning a blast “close to the boundary wall” of the CRPF college.
(With PTI Inputs)
