Delhi IED Case: Delhi Police Commissioner said, IEDs were made to blast the city

Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said the IEDs (explosives) recovered from a house in Seemapuri on Thursday and from Ghazipur market last month were made with the intention of blasting public places in the city. He said on Friday that such activities are not possible without the cooperation of the local people.

A day after an IED was found in a bag in Northeast Delhi's Old Seemapuri area, police stepped up security and deployed additional personnel, officials said. An 'Improvised Explosive Device (IED)' weighing 2.5 to 3 kg was later destroyed while police are questioning the owner of the house and a property dealer, he said.

Talking to the media, Asthana said that an IED was found in Ghazipur on January 17 and a similar IED was found in Old Seemapuri on Thursday and it was destroyed. "As per the investigation, these IEDs were created with the intention of causing blasts in public places. Such activities are not possible without local cooperation.” He said the Special Branch and other teams were probing the matter.