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Blast near Ghaziabad police post rattles NCR: ATS and Special Cell on the case, no explosive found yet
One delivery worker was slightly hurt when a blast near the Vasundhara outpost shattered windows on Friday night; samples have gone to a forensic lab.
A blast near the Vasundhara police outpost in Ghaziabad late on Friday night injured one person and broke window panes, and the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Delhi Police Special Cell are now helping investigate, according to The Tribune and ANI. Preliminary checks found no explosive material at the site, Ghaziabad DCP Rizul Kumar said, ANI reported.
What happened
The explosion happened near the boundary wall of the outpost, which comes under Indirapuram police station, The Tribune reported. A food delivery worker named Vishal, who was at the outpost, suffered minor injuries. A police sub-inspector was also present, the report said. Window panes of the outpost were damaged, and the outpost was cordoned off.
What police have found so far
- The ATS, bomb disposal squads, forensic experts and a dog squad searched the area. Forensic samples were sent to the Agra laboratory, The Tribune reported, and CCTV footage is being checked to identify those responsible.
- DCP Kumar said preliminary checks found no explosive material, gunpowder or chemical residue at the scene, according to ANI. The exact nature and cause of the blast will be known only after detailed forensic analysis.
- The Delhi Police Special Cell sent a team to join the probe.
- A social media post claimed responsibility for the blast in the name of a group. Police are verifying it, The Tribune said. BDT is not naming the group because the claim is unverified.
What officials said
Police Commissioner J. Ravindra Gaur visited the site. "The ongoing investigation will include all facts and will form the basis of the findings," he said, and added that all evidence from the scene had been collected, The Tribune reported. Police said all angles are being looked at, including a possible terrorist angle; no link has been confirmed.
What is not yet known
None of the reports says what caused the blast or what, if any, explosive was used. Police have not said whether anyone has been identified or arrested. BDT will update this story when forensic results are released.
How we verified this
VerifiedBDT read The Tribune in full. The ANI and Statesman pages could not be opened (ANI returned “access blocked”); their headlines and search summaries say Ghaziabad DCP Rizul Kumar found no explosive material, gunpowder or chemical residue in preliminary checks. None of the reports BDT found mentions RDX or any named explosive; a claim that RDX was recovered in Uttar Pradesh could not be confirmed and is not made here. A social media post claimed responsibility in the name of a group; police were verifying it and BDT does not name the group. The Tribune and ANI differ slightly on the number of agencies; the story lists those each outlet names.
