By IANS,
Lucknow: With no breakthrough yet in Tuesday’s Varanasi blast, in which a toddler was killed and over 20 people injured, Uttar Pradesh Police are waiting for the forensic reports that would identify the nature of the explosives and the firing mechanism.
“We are waiting for the (forensic) reports that could come by tomorrow (Friday) through which we would get to know about the explosives used in the blast,” Additional Director General of Police Brij Lal told reporters here Thursday evening.
“Till now, no one has been arrested. Investigations are on,” he added.
The forensic reports would be significant for the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS), which is heading the investigations, as no splinters, remote control device, shrapnel or any electronic circuit were found from the blast site.
“The nature of blast and how it was triggered are two key questions before us…It’s still a puzzle for us,” a senior police official in Varanasi told IANS, on the condition of anonymity.
“Until these two questions are answered, we would not be in a position to link any terror outfit with the blast,” he added.
Meanwhile, according to sources in Varanasi police, the ATS questioned two or three labourers over the blast.
“The labourers are believed to have carried out some construction at the ghats of the Ganga. However, after quizzing them, the labourers were released by ATS sleuths,” a source said.