IED found at Ghazipur flower market; defused
New Delhi (PTI): An unattended bag containing an IED device was found at Ghazipur flower market here Friday morning, officials said, adding the device was later defused.
The incident comes ahead of the Republic Day celebrations in the national capital on January 26. The security apparatus in the city is on high alert in the run up to the event.
Fire officials said they received the information of the suspicious unattended bag which was spotted in the flower market at 10.19 am.
A senior police officer earlier said a suspicious metal box was found in the market.
The officials from Special Cell of Delhi Police, NSG's bomb detection and disposal team and fire tenders soon reached the spot and cordoned the area.
"We were informed by the Delhi Police about the suspicious object around 11 am. The improvised explosive device (IED) has been destroyed by using a controlled explosion technique. The samples of the IED have been collected and the explosive will be ascertained and informed to the Delhi Police," an NSG officer said.
Official sources said the black-coloured bag weighed around 3 kg.
Bomb suit wearing National Security Guard (NSG) personnel were seen at the site where a bomb disposal container known as total containment vessel (TCV) was brought.
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Conspiracy being hatched against Kejriwal, anything can happen with him in jail: Sanjay Singh
New Delhi (PTI): AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh Friday reiterated his party's allegation that a deep conspiracy is being hatched against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and anything can happen with him in prison.
At a press conference here, Singh charged that the BJP's "modus operandi" can stoop to the level of even killing someone.
No immediate reaction was available from the BJP over Singh's accusations.
The MP also slammed BJP leaders for "making fun" of an ailment suffered by Kejriwal and added that "misleading" news about the Delhi chief minister was being spread through the media.
"If the rules of jail do not allow health-related information of an inmate to be shared with anyone, then why did the ED publicise a fake diet chart of Kejriwal in the media on Thursday," he asked.
There was no reaction from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the AAP Rajya Sabha MP's allegation.
Singh, however, asserted that Kejriwal will not break or bow down.
Delhi Cabinet minister Atishi Thursday alleged that there was a plot to kill Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, arrested by the ED in the excise policy case, by denying him home-cooked food and insulin in jail, a charge rejected by the prison authorities.
Her allegations came hours after the ED claimed before a court that Kejriwal is eating high-sugar foods like mangoes, bananas and sweets every day despite having type 2 diabetes to create grounds for medical bail or shift to a hospital.
