Bag containing IED found in Delhi house

New Delhi, February 17

A bag containing an improvised explosive device (IED) was found by the police in a house in the Old Seemapuri area in the northeastern part of Delhi on Thursday, a senior officer said.

According to the official, the NSG has confirmed the item in the bag to be IED.

A call about a suspicious item detected in a building in Seemapuri was received and special cell teams were rushed to the spot. A fire tender, NSG officials and the Forensic Science Laboratory team also reached the spot.

The bag containing IED was picked up by the NSG bomb disposal squad from the second floor of the building. It will be defused at a safe location, official sources said. The area has been cordoned off and senior police officials have reached the spot. —