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UP ATS investigates explosion at Vasundhara police outpost in Ghaziabad

A delivery boy was injured by shattered glass during the blast that occurred on Friday night.

A team from the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrived at the Indirapuram Police Station on Saturday to investigate an explosion at the Vasundhara police outpost in Ghaziabad, according to The News Mill.

The incident occurred on Friday night inside the outpost. A delivery boy sustained injuries from shattered glass during the blast, while a sub-inspector was also present at the scene.

Indirapuram ACP Suryabali Maurya said that the delivery boy had arrived to drop off an item when the explosion took place. The injured delivery boy was sent to a hospital for treatment.

Additional Commissioner of Police Raj Karan Nayar, ACP Suryabali Maurya, and a forensic team reached the outpost to investigate. Forensic experts are collecting evidence from the site to determine what substance or material was involved in the explosion.

Police are also examining recordings from cameras located at the outpost and in the surrounding area to find out how a suspicious object reached the location. The police stated that the exact nature and cause of the explosion will be determined after a detailed investigation.

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