DRDO scientist behind Rohini Court blast, lawyer was target: Cops

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• Dec 18, 2021 | moderator

New Delhi: A scientist working with the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has been arrested for his connection with Rohini Court blast, earlier this month, the police said. The scientist allegedly installed the explosive to target his neighbor, a lawyer he has had an old dispute with.

Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana, while speaking to the media said that the Special Cell team investigating the matter examined 1,000 vehicles that came to the Rohini Court that day and scanned footage from more than 100 CCTV cameras.

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The probe team also went through the hearings held that day and those who visited the court.

Ammonium nitrate was used to prepare the explosive device, police said, adding that the material is easily available.

Police added that only the detonator exploded and the explosive did not, adding that it would have been a much larger explosion otherwise.

The laptop bag in which the explosive was placed had the logo of a Mumbai-based firm that has a godown in Delhi, police said, adding that the firm helped them with the probe.

Bharat Bhusha Katariya, a senior scientist with the DRCO, has been arrested and bomb-making material recovered from his residence, police said.

According to police, he entered the court in the guise of a lawyer and escaped after the blast.

The investigation has found that Katariya and his neighbor have had multiple disputes between the two, with each filing several cases against each other over several matters, including water supply.