Delhi Police arrests DRDO scientist in Rohini court blast case

In a major break through, the Special Cell of Delhi police on Saturday arrested a scientist for allegedly planting a tiffin bomb to kill a lawyer who was supposed to attend a court hearing in Rohini Court. The accused, Bharat Bhushan Kataria, works as a scientist with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the police said. According to police, he entered the court in the guise of a lawyer and escaped after the blast.The lawyer, also Bhusan's neighbour, had lodged a vigilance complaint against him.

Addressing the media, Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana said 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.The probe team also went through the hearings held that day and those who visited the court.The investigation has found that Katariya and his neighbour and lawyer Amit Vashisht had an old dispute and had filed several cases against each other over several matters, including water supply. Police said Katariya allegedly planted the explosive at court to kill Vashisht, who was appearing in court that day. Police have found that the accused bought the remote used to set off the bomb and some other material from an e-commerce website. It is now being investigated where he arranged the explosives from.  The lawyer had filed seven cases against the accused while Bhusan had five cases against the lawyer. The legal battles were ongoing for a few years.