At least 50 people were injured out of which ten were seriously injured and nine were dead in a blast which took place outside the Delhi High Court complex crowded with visitors seeking permission to enter into the premises. The explosion occurred outside gate No. 5 where around 100 to 200 people were waiting in queu to get passes for entry into the court complex.
The explosion is believed to have occurred in the morning by 10:17 am and it is believed that Ammonium Nitrate is being used for the explosion.
Some of the injured were being initially treated in a dispensary in the court itself while others were rushed to RML and LNJP hospitals.
Court business is usually heavy on Wednesday, which is listed as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) day when the visitors come to the court in large numbers.
Ambulances and fire force were rushed to the site. Forensic experts were also rushed to the spot.
The blast area has been cordoned off and the police have asked the area to be cleared.
Top officials of the Delhi Police including Special Commissioner (law and order) Dharmendra Kumar and Joint Commissioner of Special Cell R S Krishnaiah reached the spot.
Joint Commissioner (Crime) Sandip Goyal and Special Commissioner P N Aggarwal also joined with others on the spot.
Kumar said it was too early to ascertain the exact nature of the blast. He declined to speculate the intensity of the blast whether of low intensity or high intensity.
It is in the second time in four months that a blast occurred outside the Delhi High Court complex.
Earlier an explosion had taken place on May 25 which triggered panic around the city prompting the authorities to sound a high alert in the capital and tightened the security at public places.
Low intensity explosives wrapped in a polythene bag and was kept close to the car parked near Gate No. 7. Ammonium Nitrate, a battery-like object, wires and some nails were found at the site by forensic experts.
News Reported by AR for Newsvision
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