GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 14th Jan. The Delhi Police recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from Ghazipur flower market on Friday. Soon after getting the information, the Delhi Police rushed a bomb disposal squad and fire engines to control the situation.
Minutes after the incident, the Delhi Police said, “A case has been registered in the Delhi Police Special Cell under provisions of the Explosive Substances Act.” Sensing the severity of the matter, NSG commandos were sent. Later, NSG officials told ANI, “A bomb disposal squad of NSG has defused the IED recovered from Ghazipur. Samples of the IED have been collected and the NSG team will later submit a report of the chemical component used to assemble the explosive.”
Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said, “Based on the information received, an IED has been recovered.”
Amid the third wave of COVID-19 in the country, the Republic Day celebrations will be held with more restrictions than the ones imposed last year. There is a possibility of further deduction in the number of visitors allowed to watch the parade, stated an official from the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday.
“The route of the parade will be shorter, similar to last year. The marching contingent will end at the India Gate C-Hexagon instead of Red Fort. The Rajpath that has been redeveloped under Central Vista has been opened between Vijay Chowk and India Gate for rehearsal of the contingent participating in Republic Day Parade 2022,” the official said.
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