Bomb assembled in a shanty goes off in Antop Hill, two held
PHOTO BY RAJU SHINDE
Highlights
Eye-witnesses said the explosion was so loud that it was heard in a radius of 1 km.
It sent household articles tumbling down in the shanties in its vicinity.
The
Two men were arrested Sunday afternoon from
Eye-witnesses said the explosion was so loud that it was heard in a radius of 1 km and it sent household articles tumbling down in the shanties in its vicinity.
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The bomb was loaded with ballbearings, nails and glass shards, a typical terrorist hack to maximise fatalities.
The case has since been transferred to the
The shanty in which the bomb was assembled; forensic officials collect samples from the site of the blast at Antop Hill
One of the two arrested has been identified as Azrul Shaikh, 22, while the identity of the other has been withheld by the police because he is a minor. Preliminary investigations have revealed that both worked for BEST and MTNL as contract labourers, mainly involved in digging trenches for electric wires.
The two — both natives of
Though the police on Monday refused to say whether they suspected a terrorism angle, a team of Crime Branch will leave for West Bengal on Tuesday for further investigations.
The remnants of the bomb collected from the site have been sent for
A neighbor who was first to reach the spot said Shaikh’s hands and legs were bleeding profusely. “We rushed him to a hospital and parallely informed the cops too,” he said.
The cops have also got permission to question the minor boy in this case, considering the seriousness of the case.
“We have registered an offence and the case has been transferred to the Crime Branch,” said DCP N Ambika of zone IV.
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