New Delhi: Residents of Rohini’s Prashant Vihar woke up to a thunderous sound and unusual vibrations on Sunday morning.
Fearing an earthquake, they rushed outside, only to be met with a Chemical like odour and thick white smoke leaving them in shock.
No one was injured, although a dozen men were around the site. CCTV footage around the CRPF School recorded the blast disrupting the morning calm.
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#WATCH | Delhi: Visuals from the spot where a blast occurred yesterday, outside CRPF School in Prashant Vihar, Rohini. pic.twitter.com/cuhMOm6hhj
— ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2024
KZF Claims Responsibility
In the evening a Telegram group linked to a banned outfit Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) claimed responsibility, posting a message with a veiled reference to Lawrence Bishnoi along with CCTV footage of the blast.
Locals react on the incident
Advocate Shashank Goswami said: ” When I came out of my house, I was unable to see anything. There was a pungent smell of burning ,” he said. ” There is a court and Delhi Police’s unit office nearby. The area is highly secure, with CCTV cameras installed at various spots. Even then, the blast occurred here”.
” It wasn’t like a firecracker, the sound was very loud. And for 15-20 minutes there was just smoke everywhere” another local resident said.
#WATCH | Delhi: Security officials continue their investigation at the spot where a blast occurred yesterday, outside CRPF School in Prashant Vihar, Rohini. pic.twitter.com/wAh1QqCtn3
— ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2024
National Security Guard’s (NSG) bomb disposal squad reached at the site and did an inspection of the School, and, along with the police they sanitized the nearby areas to secure other potential targets.
