ATS nabs man from Nagpur over recovery of IED at Pune hospital

Pune, May 15 (PTI) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has nabbed a man in his late 20s from Nagpur in connection with the recovery of an improvised explosive device at a Pune hospital, officials said on Friday.

An ATS officer said that the suspect, a resident of Pune’s Manjari area, was on the run after the incident.

“We found an empty box of a timer used in the IED at his shop. We are questioning him and trying to ascertain whether any other person was involved in the conspiracy,” he said.

A device containing low-grade explosives was found inside the washroom of Usha Kiran Hospital in Hadapsar on Wednesday evening, which was later disposed of by a team of the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad.

A team from the Pune police, crime branch and

ATS are carrying out the probe in the case. PTI SPK NR