Ghaziabad News: A post is going viral on social media after the blast in Vasundhara police post of Indirapuram police station area in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. In a post made from an account named ‘Ghazi 2’, an organization named ‘Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan’ took responsibility for the blast. However, the viral post on social media and the organization’s claim have not been confirmed yet. Ghaziabad Police is investigating this post.
Claiming responsibility for the blast by releasing video on social media
A message and video in English has also been shared by the organization along with the viral post. In the video, a person wearing a mask is seen, who is heard speaking first in Urdu and then in Hindi. The person in the video claims to take responsibility for the blast.
He says that the organization has targeted the police while taking action against the saffron government. The police, army and judiciary have also been accused in the video. The right to protect one’s home has also been mentioned.
Police and investigative agencies have become active after the video surfaced. Cyber cell has also been involved in the investigation. Initial investigation revealed that the social media account from which the video and messages were posted was later deleted. Investigative agencies are busy identifying the authenticity of the video, the claims of the organization and the person operating the account.
Police statement – No explosives or gunpowder found on the spot
Deputy Commissioner of Police Rijul Kumar told ANI over phone that there was a blast at Vasundhara police post in Indirapuram police station area at around 9 pm on November 6. Due to the blast, the glasses of two windows of the post were broken and there were cracks in them.
Policemen were present at the post at the time of the incident, but no one was injured. However, a delivery boy was hit on the head by a piece of glass. He was taken to the hospital, where his condition is now completely fine.
According to the DCP, the bomb squad and forensic team reached the spot and took samples and sent them for investigation. Regarding the claim of the organization taking responsibility on social media, he said that investigation into the matter is going on. No material like gunpowder or explosives was found on the spot. Nothing like this came to light even in the dog squad’s investigation.
MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar gave a strong reaction
Loni MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar also reacted after the blast at Vasundhara police post. He said that such actions will not be tolerated on the festival of Diwali.
The MLA said, “In the Yogi ji government, even at any cost, the despicable acts of these jihadis have happened on this great festival of Diwali. For that, I want to tell the respected brothers and sisters of the state and the country that in the Yogi government, Ghaziabad Police will do the work of sending these jihadis to better heroes. No one should worry about anything on Diwali, celebrate their festival with ease and joy. These jihadis will get such a reply that their seven generations will forget.” If they have to enter Pakistan then the Modi government will do this work.”
What is the whole matter of Vasundhara police post blast?
The blast took place at Vasundhara police post in Indirapuram police station area of Ghaziabad at around 10 pm on Friday night. Due to the blast, windows of two different rooms of the outpost were broken, while the wall also got cracked. There was chaos in the post premises after the incident.
At the time of the incident, a delivery boy had reached the post to deliver food. He had come to give food to Sub Inspector Vikas. He was injured during the blast. The policemen present at the post admitted him to a nearby private hospital.
Police officials had initially expressed fear of a blast in the AC. At the same time, some people had said that the firecrackers kept in the post would explode. On receiving information about the incident, ACP Suryabali Maurya and DCP Rijul Kumar reached the spot and investigated.
Fire brigade, forensic and bomb disposal squad investigated
After receiving information about the blast, the fire brigade team first reached the spot. After this, the forensic team and bomb disposal squad inspected the post premises. The teams collected evidence from the spot and conducted an investigation to find out the cause of the blast.
Questions raised again on security arrangements after Lajpat Nagar blast
After this incident, the case of the blast that took place on October 5 at Ramlila Maidan in Lajpat Nagar, Sahibabad has also come into discussion. So far, four people including contractor Anil have died in the blast that occurred while making an effigy of Ravana there.
After the Lajpat Nagar incident, questions were raised on security arrangements. Now the blast at Vasundhara police post has once again raised questions about police monitoring and security arrangements. Questions are being raised as to why even after the last incident, the arrangements for keeping the recovered goods safe were not improved.