A powerful explosion was reported late on Friday night, November 6, at the Vasundhara police outpost in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Saturday. The outpost falls under the jurisdiction of the Indirapuram police station.

Source: IANS

The blast shattered the windows of the outpost and damaged its air-conditioning units, and its sound was reportedly heard from a considerable distance, officials said. The explosion triggered panic in the surrounding locality.

A 20-year-old food delivery worker, identified as Vishal, sustained injuries in the explosion, police said. Vishal, a resident of Arthala in Ghaziabad, works as a food delivery executive and was making a delivery when the blast occurred; shattered glass hit him. He has been admitted to a private hospital in Delhi's Surya Nagar for treatment.

Indirapuram Assistant Commissioner of Police Suryabali Maurya said the exact nature of the object that caused the explosion would be determined only after an investigation. According to the ANI report of his remarks, a sub-inspector from the Vasundhara outpost and the delivery boy, who had arrived to drop off an item, were present at the scene, and the delivery boy sustained injuries from the shattered glass.

Source: ANI

Reports differ on one detail: IANS reported that no police personnel were present inside the outpost when the blast took place, while ANI quoted ACP Maurya as saying a sub-inspector was present at the scene. Neither agency reported any police injury as confirmed.

India Today reporting, carried by News89, placed the explosion at around 9 pm on Friday, near old vehicles parked inside the post, and said forensic teams and bomb disposal experts inspected the site and sent samples to the forensic laboratory in Agra. Those details are attributed to that reporting and have not been separately confirmed by the police in the wire reports.

Source: India Today via News89

Cause not established

Police have not said what caused the explosion. Officials said the reason will be established only after a detailed forensic examination and analysis of the evidence collected from the scene. No group or person has been blamed, and no arrest has been reported.

Following information about the explosion, police personnel and officials from investigative agencies rushed to the spot, and a forensic team from Ghaziabad and the bomb disposal squad were summoned to examine the site, officials said. Police are investigating the incident from all possible angles. Further details are awaited.