New Delhi: A mysterious parcel with pieces
of detonator was received by the office of Director General
Border Security Force here on Friday setting alarm bells ringing
in the security machinery here.
The parcel sent through a private courier company based
in Sonepat, Haryana was received in the CGO complex office
here at 12.30 in the afternoon and sent the staff into a
tizzy. It carried a book having a cavity in which pieces of
detonators were detected. However, no explosives were found in
it, official sources said.
Showing presence of mind, the staff immediately informed
the Delhi Police which rushed its bomb squad to the spot along
with sniffer dogs, they said.
Director General Raman Srivastava is on tour to Meghalaya
border today. The police have arrested the courier boy who
delivered the parcel and the address of the courier company is
being verified, they said.
Meanwhile, Home Ministry has sought a detailed report of
the incident from the border guarding force, official sources
said.
PTI
First Published: Friday, February 26, 2010, 20:03