Blast Reported Outside CRPF School in Delhi's Rohini; Home Ministry Seeks Report

New Delhi: A blast has been reported outside the CRPF School in the Prashant Vihar area of Rohini district on Sunday. 

The fire department was alerted around 7:50 AM, prompting the immediate dispatch of two fire brigades. However, no fire or damage to the boundary wall has been detected so far. The fire department continues to search the area, news agency ANI reports.

 A loud explosion was heard in Prashant Vihar area of Rohini, followed by a cloud of smoke around the CRPF school. 

Both the Delhi Police and fire brigade responded to a call reporting a blast near the boundary wall of the CRPF School in Prashant Vihar. Upon arrival, no signs of an explosion or fire were found. The investigation into the incident is still underway.

The sound came from around the school's wall and the windows of the nearby vehicles were shattered due to the explosion, as per the sources. 

“Today at 07:47 am, a PCR call was received in which the caller informed that a blast with a high volume took place near CRPF School Sector 14, Rohini. SHO/PV and staff reached the spot, where the school wall was found damaged with a foul smell. The glasses of a nearby shop and a car parked near the shop were damaged. No one was injured. Crime team, FSL team and bomb disposal squad were called on the spot. Crime spot has been cordoned off. Fire brigade team is on the spot. The matter is being looked into on the cause of the blast”, Delhi police said to ANI 

Meanwhile, the Home Ministry has seek a report on the blast. Meanwhile, special investigation team has registered a case in Explosion Act. 

NIA, NDRF Teams Arrive at Site

A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA), as well as personnel from the National Disaster Relief Force  also arrived at the site of explosion outside the CRPF school.

National Security Guard (NSG) commandoes were also present at the site to assist in a probe by Delhi Police. A forensic team has examined the site and collected samples.

According to the Delhi police, no conclusive statement has been made yet on what caused the blast near the school and authorities, including the Special Cell, are investigating.

Delhi Police PRO Sanjay Tyagi stated that a loud explosion was reported this morning from the area in Prashant Vihar. "The police team quickly reached the spot, where they detected a foul smell and found broken window panes and glass within the school premises. Senior officers, along with experts from the Forensic Department, Crime Team, and Special Cell, are conducting the investigation," Tyagi said.

Material in Blast Resembles to Crude Bomb

The material used in the blast outside the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) school in Rohini, Delhi, resembles a crude bomb, but the details will be clear after full reports are received, according to sources at the Forensic Science Laboratory. A final clarity will come from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team, sources said.

Delhi has been placed on high alert, and police have heightened security in markets ahead of Diwali.

CM Atishi Blames Centre

Meanwhile Delhi chief minister Atishi has blamed the centre-ruled BJP for the law and order situation in the national capital.

She stating that while the BJP is responsible for maintaining law and order, their track record suggests otherwise.

"The responsibility of law and order in Delhi lies with the BJP 's central government. But the BJP , leaving this work, spends all its time in obstructing the work of the elected government of Delhi. This is the reason why the situation in Delhi today is like the Mumbai underworld era of the 1990s," Atishi said in a post on X.

"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," she said.