A bomb scare at a Pune hospital prompted a swift response from the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad, leading to the neutralisation of a device containing low-grade explosives and triggering a multi-agency investigation.
Key Points
- The Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad neutralised the object at a nearby location.
- The device included a clock and timer, raising concerns about its potential purpose.
- Pune police, the crime branch, and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) are investigating the incident.
- Authorities are exploring all possible angles, including potential terror links, in the Pune hospital bomb scare.
A device containing low-grade explosives was found inside a private hospital in Pune city's Hadapsar area on Wednesday evening, said the police.
A team of the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) was immediately rushed to the spot and it took the object to a nearby ground and disposed it of, they said.
The police said a bomb-like object having a clock and a timer attached to it was found by a doctor inside a washroom of Usha Kiran Hospital in Hadapsar.
The doctor immediately alerted the police control room.
"A BDDS team rushed to the spot and took the object to a nearby gliding centre where it was neutralised. The team did a commendable job by disposing of the object," said police commissioner Amitesh Kumar.
Preliminary probe indicated the object contained low-grade explosives, informed the senior IPS officer.
"A team of the Pune police, crime branch as well as Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) have started an investigation. All angles, including terror, are being probed," he added.
Vilas Gaikwad, a doctor at the hospital, said at around 7.30 pm, a bomb-like object was found in a box on the second floor washroom of the medical facility.
"Immediately the police control room was alerted about the object," he said.
The doctor said there were sticks connected to a timer with wires inside the device.
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