A blast at the Vasundhara police outpost in Ghaziabad has triggered a multi-agency investigation, with the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad, the National Investigation Agency, intelligence units and local police examining whether an explosive was thrown from the elevated road above the facility.
The blast took place on the roof of the police outpost and damaged part of the building, including walls and window glass, according to a report by Live Hindustan. No official confirmation of a terrorist attack has been reported in the supplied material. Investigators are examining several possible angles, including a suspected connection with Pakistani gangster and alleged terrorist Shahzad Bhatti.
Forensic teams were called to the site after the incident to collect evidence. The report said agencies believe, at this preliminary stage, that the explosive may have been thrown from the elevated road. The road has relatively low vehicle movement, while cameras installed on the road in the past have reportedly been stolen. Cameras around the police outpost and the road are primarily focused on activity at ground level, potentially leaving the elevated section outside their main field of view.
The location is considered sensitive because the elevated road forms part of a route used by senior government officials and other VIPs travelling between Hindon Airport and Delhi. Following the blast, security was increased around key locations in the city, including Hindon Air Force Station, the airport, railway stations and the bus depot. Police were also instructed to maintain heightened vigilance during the Diwali period.
Investigators are examining an unattended scooter found on the elevated road on Saturday morning. Police are trying to establish who owns the vehicle and how long it had remained near the outpost. Surveillance teams are also analysing data from the elevated road and the surrounding area, including phone numbers considered relevant to the investigation.
The report said the Intelligence Bureau, Uttar Pradesh ATS, NIA, local intelligence units, the Special Investigation Branch and Delhi Police inspected the site and assessed the blast from different angles. Ghaziabad Police have prepared an initial report and sent it to the Uttar Pradesh headquarters in Lucknow.
The possible connection to Shahzad Bhatti is based on investigative suspicion reported by Live Hindustan and has not been established in the supplied material. The report said agencies were examining whether any network associated with him had been involved. It also referred to a March 2026 case in which Kaushambi police claimed to have uncovered a group allegedly conducting reconnaissance for Pakistan. Several people, including five minors, were arrested in that case, and investigators reportedly found photographs and videos of military facilities, railway stations and public figures on phones linked to Pakistani numbers.
The report further said that an organisation calling itself Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan had claimed responsibility for the blast. An officer was quoted as saying that the organisation’s name had surfaced for the first time. The ATS is examining the claim and attempting to establish whether the group exists and whether it has any connection to the incident.
The investigation remains ongoing. Authorities are expected to use forensic findings, surveillance data, the abandoned scooter and information collected by the participating agencies to determine how the blast occurred and whether it was linked to an organised network.
