NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested a DRDO scientist for allegedly staging a blast inside a Rohini district court on December 9.
The person arrested is a serving scientist at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which is charged with researching and developing for the military.
According to reports, the low-intensity explosion took place inside courtroom no. 102 which injured one person.
The incident took place after jailed gangster Jitendra Gogi was shot dead by two men, who were dressed as lawyers, inside a different Rohini courtroom on September 24, raising questions over security at sensitive sites.
Officials said three points of evidence point to the accused in the case. First is the CCTV footage that showed him twice on screen, once with a bag, suspected to carry the explosives, and the second time without it.
The second was the presence of the lawyer who was the alleged target inside the courtroom and the third was the company logo on the bag, which is allegedly the same firm where his cousin works.
Sources added that the accused had confessed to plotting the explosion with the intention of killing the lawyer with whom he is embroiled in litigation. The lawyer had reportedly lodged 10 cases against the accused, who said the legal issues upset him mentally.
"He also accepted his knowledge of making IED (improvised explosive device)," an official said, adding that further interrogation and investigation is underway.
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