13 April,2010 07:44 AM IST | | Sanjeev Kumar
Could be a bomb, as a Jamia Nagar builder discovered
Mohammad Uzair was expecting a gift. What he received instead was a token of depreciation, and a rather explosive one at that. The builder suffered injuries on his hand, chest and face when a low-intensity bomb hidden inside a parcel delivered to him exploded. The incident took place on Monday at the Shaheen Bagh area of Jamia Nagar.
On spot: The residents gathered outside the building where a bomb made
of circuit wires, gun powder and a battery, hidden inside a parcel exploded.u00a0
PIC/Pankaj Kumar
Police suspect that the bomb was specifically designed to inflict injuries to a single person. It seems the purpose of the parcel bomb was to send a warning to Mohammad Uzair (45) in order to extort money from him.
Police sources said that the bomb was made of circuit wires, gun powder and a battery which might have set it off. "The bomb contained sharp nails and broken pieces of metal along with wires which were used to trigger the blast," said a police officer. However, investigators have categorically ruled out any possibility of a terror angle.
The bomb was apparently delivered to Riyaz, an associate of Mohammad Uzair, by a man wearing a cap. Riyaz was told that it was a gift for Uzair from his brother in Saudi Arabia. However, police officials suspect that the package was not sent through a courier agency as the deliverer did not ask for a receipt.
| The Blast-ed Box |
| Mohammad Uzair was working as a manpower consultant with the Alhind Foreign Service Agency and he was involved in construction work and property dealing. He was at his F-129/1 residence in Shaheen Bagh along with his wife and two children when the incident took place. |
