New Delhi: The CCTV footage of the bomb blast from outside a CRPF school in Delhi’s Rohini area. Earlier, a purported video had captured the moment when the blast took place and plumes of white smoke were seen in the sky in the Rohini neighbourhood.
Officials of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and National Security Guard (NSG) along with local police teams reached the spot. Forensics team and bomb squad also reached the spot and cordoned off the area.
Delhi bomb blast
In the 13-second CCTV footage, two cars are seen on the opposite side of theCRPF school wall where, on the seventh second, an explosion takes place. It seemed the explosive was kept behind a tree and the intensity was enough to shatter the glasses of cars and hit the CCTV as well.
The agencies are also probing if the blast was a signal to CRPF or other government installations or some kind of message.
Delhi Police PRO Sanjay Tyagi said that a loud explosion was reported this morning from the area in Prashant Vihar.
"The police team quickly reached the spot, where they detected a foul smell and found broken window panes and glass within the school premises. Senior officers, along with experts from the Forensic Department, Crime Team, and Special Cell, are conducting the investigation," Tyagi said, quoted ANI.
"The cause is being ascertained… It will not be right to give a conclusive statement till the investigation is completed," police added.
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Material Of Bomb
The officials said that the material used in the explosion resembles a crude bomb, but the details will be clear after full reports are received, according to sources at the Forensic Science Laboratory. No injuries were reported in the incident but the glass windows of nearby shops, and cars were found shattered.
"Today at 07:47 AM, a PCR call was received in which the caller informed that a blast with lots of noise took place near the CRPF school in Sector 14, Rohini. The SHO and staff reached the spot, where the school wall was found damaged with a foul smell. The glass of nearby shops and a car parked near the shop were also found to be damaged. Fortunately, no one was injured," Delhi police had said in a statement.
As of now, the national capital has been placed on high alert, and police have heightened security in markets ahead of Diwali.