Rohini court blast accused attempts suicide in police custody now stable
New Delhi Dec 19 PTI A senior DRDO scientist who was arrested for planting explosives inside the Rohini district court allegedly attempted suicide by consuming hand wash in a washroom in police custody officials said on SundayThe accused Bharat Bhushan Kataria 47 is undergoing treatment at AIIMS and is completely stable they saidKataria was arrested for allegedly planting an improvised explosive device IED in a tiffin box inside the Rohini court on December 9 with an intention to kill his neighbour who had filed several cases against him and was present on court premises that dayThe accused was questioned by the Delhi Polices Special Cell on Friday and subsequently arrested on the same day He was in police custody since then and was being interrogated the police saidOn Saturday night Kataria allegedly consumed liquid hand wash inside a washroom and was later found lying unconscious When asked he complained of vomiting and stomach ache He was rushed to Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital and referred to AIIMS from there a senior police officer saidWhen police personnel went to check on him at the hospital he told them that he didnt consume anything But we spoke to the doctors and they said he had consumed hand wash he saidHe is being treated at AIIMS and is completely stable All his vitals are normal A senior doctor will be checking on him tomorrow Monday and he is expected to be discharged He will be interrogated soon the officer addedThe officer said that the accused had prepared himself in advance on how to evade questioning in case he gets caughtHe is misleading and manipulating the investigation team by evading questioning He is uncooperative and using all that he has studied about the system to avoid interrogation he addedThe IED planted by Kataria triggered a low-intensity explosion in courtroom number 102 Naib Court head constable Rajeev was injured in the blastThe IED was not properly assembled due to which only the detonator exploded the police had said PTI AMP DIV DIV
New Delhi Dec 19 PTI A senior DRDO scientist who was arrested for planting explosives inside the Rohini district court allegedly attempted suicide by consuming hand wash in a washroom in police custody officials said on SundayThe accused Bharat Bhushan Kataria 47 is undergoing treatment at AIIMS and is completely stable they saidKataria was arrested for allegedly planting an improvised explosive device IED in a tiffin box inside the Rohini court on December 9 with an intention to kill his neighbour who had filed several cases against him and was present on court premises that dayThe accused was questioned by the Delhi Polices Special Cell on Friday and subsequently arrested on the same day He was in police custody since then and was being interrogated the police saidOn Saturday night Kataria allegedly consumed liquid hand wash inside a washroom and was later found lying unconscious When asked he complained of vomiting and stomach ache He was rushed to Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital and referred to AIIMS from there a senior police officer saidWhen police personnel went to check on him at the hospital he told them that he didnt consume anything But we spoke to the doctors and they said he had consumed hand wash he saidHe is being treated at AIIMS and is completely stable All his vitals are normal A senior doctor will be checking on him tomorrow Monday and he is expected to be discharged He will be interrogated soon the officer addedThe officer said that the accused had prepared himself in advance on how to evade questioning in case he gets caughtHe is misleading and manipulating the investigation team by evading questioning He is uncooperative and using all that he has studied about the system to avoid interrogation he addedThe IED planted by Kataria triggered a low-intensity explosion in courtroom number 102 Naib Court head constable Rajeev was injured in the blastThe IED was not properly assembled due to which only the detonator exploded the police had said PTI AMP DIV DIV
