Ghaziabad Blast: Shahzad Bhatti Network Angle Under Probe, Says Police Source

Ghaziabad: Security agencies probing the blast at the Vasundhara police outpost of Ghaziabad are verifying if Pakistani terrorist Shahzad Bhatti's network in the National Capital Region (NCR) was behind it.

The blast on the evening of November 6 at the police outpost had left one injured.

Later, terrorist outfit Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen claimed responsiblity of the attack on social media from an account named 'Ghazi 2'. Following this, the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) was roped in to investigate the case, along with other agencies.

"The network of Shahzad Bhatti and if it was involved behind it is also being probed," a police source said, adding that the investigation was focused on all aspects, including a possible "terror angle."

A scooty found abandoned on the elevated road near the blast site was traced to a resident of Delhi, who had come to the area to visit an acquaintance, police said.

"No connection of this scooty and its owner with this incident could be established," an official said.

A bomb disposal squad, a forensic team, and dog squad too were used for the investigation and samples of explosive particles collected from the spot had been sent to a laboratory in Agra for investigation.

Ghaziabad Police Commissioner Ravindra J Gaur, along with ATS DIG Anurag Yadav and other senior officials, had visited the blast site after the incident.

The investigating agencies were now waiting for results of laboratory analysis of the collected samples from the blast site.