Fresh threats have been reported against BJP MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar and social commentator Nazia Elahi Khan after the blast at Ghaziabad’s Vasundhara police outpost, with both being warned that they would be attacked in a similar manner, according to a report by Live Hindustan – NCR.
The threats come as police and intelligence agencies continue investigating the explosion at the Vasundhara police chowki under Indirapuram police station. The blast took place at around 9 pm on November 6, damaging a wall and breaking windowpanes. An injured food-delivery worker, identified as Ishan, had reportedly arrived at the outpost to deliver food when the explosion occurred.
A case against unidentified persons was registered after sub-inspector Vikas filed a complaint. Following the incident, an account named ‘Gazi 2’ posted on social media claiming responsibility on behalf of an organisation called Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan. The report said agencies were examining the claim as part of the investigation. The account’s claim has not been independently established in the supplied report.
Gurjar, the MLA from Loni, had earlier said that the police would respond to the attack and had referred to a possible Pakistan connection. The report said he later received a phone call in which the caller warned him against making statements against Pakistan and threatened to blow him up like the police outpost. When Gurjar asked the caller for his name and location, the caller did not provide those details and identified himself as Malik, according to the report.
Khan, who lives in Indirapuram and has previously spoken publicly about social practices, reportedly received WhatsApp threats from a Pakistani number. The caller allegedly sent photographs of her family and warned that they would be blown up like the Vasundhara outpost. Khan told the publication that she received two audio recordings containing the threats. She had earlier filed a case over a threat allegedly issued in the name of Shahzad Bhatti, and police have included the newly reported numbers in their investigation.
The report said agencies were examining earlier cases linked to Shahzad Bhatti and attempting to trace any network connected to him in India. Investigators have also examined the possibility that potassium chlorate may have been used, although officials have not disclosed the nature of the explosive device. The source attributed the possibility to preliminary agency findings and reported that authorities had not publicly confirmed the material.
The investigation has also covered a scooter found abandoned near the elevated road after the blast. Police identified its rider and questioned him. He reportedly told investigators that he had travelled from Delhi to Raj Nagar to meet his girlfriend, left the scooter after it ran out of fuel and was later released after his statement was verified. Three or four other people were also reportedly questioned.
The Vasundhara outpost has been sealed, and operations are currently being managed from Indirapuram police station. Police personnel have been instructed to maintain heightened vigilance. A new outpost is being constructed near the existing premises, according to officials cited in the report.
