High alert in Delhi: Bomb disposal squad rushes to Ghazipur flower market after recovery of unattended bag
Several fire engines have also been pressed into service, said Delhi police.
FollowA high alert has been sounded in Delhi and a bomb disposal squad has been rushed to Ghazipur Flower Market in East Delhi after the recovery of an unattended bag.
Delhi Police rushes bomb disposal squad to Ghazipur Flower Market in East Delhi after the recovery of an unattended bag, police said. Several fire engines have also been pressed into service, added Delhi police.
As per the latest information, the police have disposed of the explosive device. A team of National Security Guard (NSG) carried out a controlled explosion to deactivate the IED.
NSG officials told ANI, "A bomb disposal squad of NSG has defused the IED recovered from Ghazipur. Samples of the IED have been collected and the NSG team will later submit a report of the chemical component used to assemble the explosive." The weight of IED was approximately 3 kg.
According to officers, NSG’s bomb detection and disposal team picked up the IED and carried out a controlled explosion near the market. Traces of the device have been recovered for further examination.
Delhi Police said that they got a call about an unattended bag at Ghazipur Flower Market in the control room at around 10.20 am from a person whose scooty was parked there
It said a proper recce was done before planting the explosive outside the gate of East Delhi's Ghazipur Flower Market. Police are checking CCTV footage to identify the accused. A senior police officer said a suspicious metal box was found in the market.
