<p>"Following the Muzaffarnagar explosion we have put our police force on alert in Meerut, Ghaziabad, Noida and Bulandshar," said Chadra Prakash, inspector general of Uttar Pradesh Police (Meerut Range). <br /><br />The explosion took place around 7 p.m. in a busy area in Babrala town in Muzaffarnagar, some 100 km from New Delhi.<br /><br />"The blast took place in a box that contained a battery-like object," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pravin Kumar told IANS.<br /><br />"As of now, we cannot tell the nature of explosive, but it can be confirmed that the incident has nothing to do with any terror outfit," SSP Kumar said.<br /><br />Muzaffarnagar District Magistrate Santosh Yadav said it was suspected that the material that caused the explosion was kept on a cycle. <br /><br />A bomb disposal squad has been summoned from Meerut and the area has been cordoned off, Yadav said.<br /><br />"It is being probed whether the bomb was meant to be used in local panchayat elections," said the district magistrate. <br /></p>
<p>"Following the Muzaffarnagar explosion we have put our police force on alert in Meerut, Ghaziabad, Noida and Bulandshar," said Chadra Prakash, inspector general of Uttar Pradesh Police (Meerut Range). <br /><br />The explosion took place around 7 p.m. in a busy area in Babrala town in Muzaffarnagar, some 100 km from New Delhi.<br /><br />"The blast took place in a box that contained a battery-like object," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pravin Kumar told IANS.<br /><br />"As of now, we cannot tell the nature of explosive, but it can be confirmed that the incident has nothing to do with any terror outfit," SSP Kumar said.<br /><br />Muzaffarnagar District Magistrate Santosh Yadav said it was suspected that the material that caused the explosion was kept on a cycle. <br /><br />A bomb disposal squad has been summoned from Meerut and the area has been cordoned off, Yadav said.<br /><br />"It is being probed whether the bomb was meant to be used in local panchayat elections," said the district magistrate. <br /></p>