Sleuths of the Anti-terrorists Squad (ATS) have been rushed to Bijnore after two of the four youths living in a rented house were injured in an explosion, on Friday morning. What raised suspicion as all the four youths escaped from the house soon after the blast and now the local police is trying to trace them out with the help of three ID cards recovered from the spot.
local police as well as ATS team is reportedly looking whether the bombs were prepared to create disturbance in the by-polls or the youths were part of some sleeping module. It may be mentioned here that recently, a key of operative of terror outfit, Indian Mujhadeen, Ejaj Sheikh, was arrested by the crime branch of Delhi police from Saharanpur. During interrogations, he reportedly revealed of some sleeping modules active in Western UP who would facilitate them to create unrest particularly to avenge killings of innocent persons in riots.
Giving details of the case, IG law and Order, Amrendra Sengar, claimed here on Friday evening that a explosion took place in the house at Jatan locality under Kotwali police station area of Bijnore, on Friday morning. He said that the cops who rushed to the site recovered some material from the spot which suggest that the accused were making bombs when it suddenly exploded. He said that two of the four youths present in the house were also injured in the blast but they all escaped before the local police reached the spot.
The probe reportedly pointed that while two youths first took portion of the house on rent from the 80-year-old land lady, who is widow and living alone. Recently, two more youths joined them and at present four were living, as disclosed by the land lady who too was shocked with the incident. Sources said that the youths were hailing from Pune, but the reason of their visiting Bijnore and also that what prompted them to leave all their belongings and escaped soon after the blast, creates suspicion over them. ATS team is making further investigation into the matter.