These are the sketches released by the Delhi Police of the man believed to be responsible for the blast at the Delhi High Court yesterday (Wednesday, September 7).
These are the sketches released by the Delhi Police of the man believed to be responsible for the blast at the Delhi High Court yesterday (Wednesday, September 7).
Ahead: Blast hits Delhi High Court
The Home Ministry has confirmed it was a terror attack and has issued a nation-wide alert. Union Home Minister P Chidambaram made a short statement on the blast in Parliament.
The High Court has been evacuated, a team of the National Security Guard (NSG) has reached the spot and policemen are checking cars near the court to ensure there are no more explosives around.
The police control room received a phone call from the court at about 10.15 am requesting help. The blast took place just before the court opened for hearings.
Court business is usually heavy on Wednesday which is listed as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) day when the visitors come to the court in large numbers.
According to eyewitnesses, 20 to 25 persons were injured in the explosion which occurred at around 1015 AM and some of them may be in a critical condition. There was no official information on the exact number of injured.
In May this year, a blast took place in a car in a parking lot near the cafeteria of the High Court. At that time, nobody was injured. Police now say that could have been a dry run for today's attack.
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said that forensic experts were at the blast site examining evidence, the National Investigation Agency was handling the case and that the government would ensure the perpetrators were punished.
In the wake of the blast outside Delhi High Court, security on the Delhi Metro and its premises across the national capital was tightened today with bomb squads sanitising stations.
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