High alert sounded in Bihar following Delhi blast

A high alert was sounded across Bihar in the wake of the blast outside the Delhi High Court today that claimed nine lives and left at least 45 injured.

Director General of Police Abhayanand told reporters in Gaya that all police stations were alerted and security tightened across the state.

Police patrolling was intensified and special attention was being paid at railway stations and crowded places in important towns like Patna, Muzaffarpur, Gaya and Bhagalpur with static deployment of security men, he said.