Blast in Jai hospital of Agra, injured six
AGRA: On Saturday at the reception area of a private hospital in Agra a low intensity blast, in which a crude Improvised Explosive Device (IED) occurred in the evening injuring six people.
Police said, motive behind the blast is yet to be ascertained.
According to eye witness, “It was an explosion with a bang when I was getting down the stairs and when I turned back, there was panic all around.”
This hospital is situated about 12 kilometers from the Taj Mahal on the Delhi Kanpur highway.
Battery and wires were found at the site of the explosion, Union home secretary RK Singh said.
“Seems like a low intensity blast. Investigations need to be done,” he said.
The explosive seem to have been placed in a cloth bag under the seat at the reception counter and exploded at about 5.35pm, breaking the windowpanes in the reception area where 10 to 15 people were seated on chairs.
Senior officials including inspector general (IG) and DIG Agra were on the spot. The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Bomb Disposal Squad as well as a forensic team have reached the blast site.A team of National Security Guards (NSG) was also rushed to the spot.
Patients were evacuated from the hospital and police covered the entire area and conducted an intensive combing operation.
Security around the 17th century monument of love Taj Mahal in the tourist town of Uttar Pradesh has been increased.
(News Editor- Naushin Fatima Khan)
