Overview
- Police say a slow-moving Hyundai i20 exploded at 6:52 pm near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station, igniting nearby vehicles as victims were rushed to LNJP Hospital.
- Investigators traced the Haryana-registered car to a detained registered owner who told police he had sold the vehicle, with prior transfers and movements now under review.
- Forensic teams noted no crater at the site and no splinter wounds on the injured, findings they called unusual for a typical bomb blast and consistent with multiple hypotheses.
- NSG, NIA, FSL and Delhi Police units are analyzing CCTV routes and mobile dump data, with officials signaling preliminary forensic readouts and a high-level review on Tuesday.
- Security has been tightened across several states and key sites as the US and UK issued advisories; no group has claimed responsibility and any link to Faridabad explosives seizures remains unconfirmed.