With officials from the Israeli embassy treating it as a suspected terrorist attack, Delhi Police He decided to hand over the probe to his counter-terrorism unit. Mossad is assisting Indian agencies in the investigation. An FIR has been registered under the Explosives Law.
An envelope was found at the site with the word “Israeli ambassador” written on it. Although a forensic report on the type of explosive used in the blast is expected, an officer from the anti-terrorist squad told TOI that there was reason to believe that ammonium nitrate was used. CCTV images around the site and surrounding areas are being scanned.
Preliminary investigations suggested that the bomb could have been wrapped in plastic / polyethylene and thrown onto the sidewalk from a moving car, probably a bicycle. The bomb landed on the grass and exploded, causing chaos and panic.
Detectives from the Delhi Police Special Cell and intelligence agencies, accompanied by bomb disposal squads and sniffer dogs, rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area. Police said the bomb could have been an improvised explosive device.
Immigration and airport officials were alerted to monitor all international passengers scheduled to fly in the next 48-72 hours.
“The suspects may have carried out a recon. So we are scanning CCTV footage from the last few days. All nearby hotels are being searched, ”said a senior official.
An explosion took place on February 13, 2012 when the wife of an Israeli diplomat was attacked on Aurangzeb Road by a man on a bicycle. The attacker had taken a flight out of the country that same night. Israel had blamed Iran for the attack and the investigation by Indian agencies had also uncovered the role of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. A Delhi-based journalist was arrested on charges of being part of the conspiracy.
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