Delhi School Blast: NIA, Delhi Police Begin Probe; CM Atishi Blames Centre for 'Prevailing Situation'

The NIA and NSG teams are assisting Delhi Police to identify the type of the blast that took place near Delhi CRPF school on Sunday.

New Delhi: A huge blast took place near a CRPF school in Prashant Vihar area in Delhi's Rohini on Sunday morning in which the school wall and nearby shops were damaged but no one was injured, officials of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said. High alert is sounded in the national capital following the incident.

The NIA, NSG and NDRF teams rushed to the spot on receiving information. The National Security Guard (NSG) Commandos came with sniffer dogs and carried out search operations at the blast site located at Sector 14, Rohini. A bomb disposal squad and a police forensic team have begun search operations at the spot. A fire brigade team reached the spot immediately after getting the alert.

The wall of the school, nearby shops and a car were damaged, officials said. "We received a call regarding a blast near the boundary wall of CRPF school at 7.50 am. We immediately rushed two fire engines to the spot. There was no fire and no one was injured due to the blast, so our vehicle returned," the DFS officials said. The FSL sources said that the material used in the explosion resembled that of a crude bomb but clarity would emerge only after full reports are received.

The affected area has been cordoned off. The Special Cell of the Delhi Police anti-terror unit also reached the spot. The forensic team and crime unit are at the spot to collect samples, a police officer said, adding that it could be due to a firecracker. They are checking the CCTV footage from nearby locations. The sewer lines near the blast site are also being checked. The PCR call in this regard was first received at 7.47 am.

The NIA and anti-terror units are assisting the Delhi police to know the cause of the blast and identify those responsible for it.

A statement of the Delhi Police said, "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."

In her reaction, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi slammed the BJP-led Central government for 'leaving' its work of ensuring law and order in Delhi and for spending its time to obstruct the work of the elected government in the national capital. This is the reason why the situation in Delhi today is like the Mumbai underworld era of the 1990s, she said.

In a post on X, Atishi said, "Bullets are being fired openly in the city, gangsters are extorting money and the morale of criminals is high. BJP has neither the intention to work nor the capability. If by mistake the people of Delhi give them the responsibility of the Delhi government, they will make the condition of schools, hospitals, electricity and water the same as the condition of law and order in Delhi today."