Delhi High Court blast kills 10, injures 62

A bomb blast ripped through a crowded reception area at the entrance to New Delhi’s High Court yesterday morning, killing at least 10 people and injuring up to 62, police said.

Police said the bomb had apparently been placed in a suitcase near the reception where scores of petitioners were queuing for their entry passes to the court complex, situated in the centre of the Indian capital.

The court buildings were evacuated as police blocked off the entire area and emergency services rushed the injured, some of them in a very serious condition, to hospital.

The explosion occurred around 10:15 am. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. “More than 100 people were in a queue at the reception,” Rahul Gupta, a petitioner whose case was listed for a hearing yesterday, told AFP.