CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News /Agencies/ Delhi: CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News / Agencies:
Security agencies have been put on alert after a blast at the Vasundhara police post in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday night. Information has also emerged about a suspicious scooter bearing a Delhi registration number being found after the incident. Meanwhile, in a post issued on social media, an organisation named Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan has claimed responsibility for the blast. However, police have not officially confirmed this claim.
The blast took place at around 9 p.m. on Friday at the Vasundhara police post under the Indirapuram police station area. Its intensity shattered the windowpanes of the police post and damaged the premises. A food delivery worker was injured after being hit by glass shards in the incident. He was taken to hospital for treatment. Police personnel present at the post were not injured.
The Uttar Pradesh ATS, a bomb disposal squad and a forensic team reached the spot to investigate the incident. Officials collected samples from the site and sent them for examination. Police are also scanning CCTV footage. The authenticity of the responsibility claim that surfaced on social media and the actual cause of the blast are being investigated. For now, it has not been declared a terror attack.
Hashtags: #ChhattisgarhState #Delhi #Ghaziabad #PolicePost #Blast #Investigation #Agencies #Vasundhara #UttarPradeshATS #TehreekUlMujahideenHindustan
