New Delhi:
Delhi Police today found an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) inside a bag in Delhi’s old Seemapuri. The bag was recovered from an abandoned house where the bomb squad and fire brigade were rushing after the Delhi Police Task Force seized it during an investigation.
The owner of the apartment is a contractor named Qasim, whose father recently passed away. He rented the apartment to three or four young men, who have now run away. The tenants are probably suspects in the case.
The Delhi police’s special cell intercepted dozens of suspicious phone calls that forced them to arrive.
Video from the scene shows the National Security Guard (NSG) at the scene with a bomb detector vehicle. Pictures showed heavy police deployment, with several high-ranking police officials also present. The Deputy Commissioner of Special Operations Police (DCP) and the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) were also present.
Police are probing a case from last month When an abandoned bag with a 3 Kg bomb filled with strong chemicals like RDX was found at a busy flower market in Ghazipur, east Delhi. Police suspected it was a terrorist plot ahead of Republic Day celebrations and said it was intended to “cause maximum damage”.
On 14 January, a controlled explosion was carried out by the police to dispel a bomb planted at the Ghazipur market, which usually attracts large crowds.
