As per eyewitnesses, the blast was very loud and powerful. Police are not ruling out the possibility of the blast being a terrorist attack. The bomb is said to have been placed in a briefcase and left near gate number five of the court.
Amid pandemonium, the injured were rushed to nearby hospitals like Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital. Of the injured many are said to be in a serious condition.
Gate number five of the High Court is near the reception and is very crowded in the mornings as people queue up to gain entry into the court.
Bomb blast outside Delhi HC; 9 killed, 55 injured
Delhi Police Commissioner BK Gupta is at the spot. The entire area has been cordoned off by the Indian Army; forensic teams, including from the NSG, are already at work to collect evidence, while NSG commandos are on standby.
National Investigating Agency (NIA) sleuths are also at the spot.
Union Home Secretary RK Singh has convened an emergency meeting of senior officials at the Home Ministry to take stock of the situation.
Speaking to Zee News, UK Bansal, Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs, said, “As of now, no details about the nature of the blast have emerged. The investigating agencies are probing every aspect of the blast.”
Bomb blast outside Delhi HC; 9 killed, 55 injured
When quizzed by reporters whether it was an intelligence failure, Bansal said, “There was no specific intelligence input regarding today’s blast but this aspect will certainly be probed by investigating agencies.”
“It would be too early to say anything as to who is behind the blast as all important cites are generally on terrorists’ hit list,” Bansal said, adding, “An alert has been sounded in the entire city.”
On May 25, a blast had ripped through the parking lot of the High Court, but the police are yet to crack the case.
As per the people who were present in the court that day as well, today’s blast is more powerful than the last one.
