Overview
- At least 12 people were killed and more than 20 injured in a car explosion near the Red Fort, with police saying the vehicle had three occupants.
- Police registered a case under UAPA sections 16 and 18, the Explosives Act, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Kotwali Police Station.
- Security alerts were issued in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Uttarakhand as agencies pursued leads, including a possible link to a Faridabad module that saw a large ammonium nitrate seizure.
- Saurabh Bhardwaj was briefly stopped outside LNJP Hospital before being allowed in and questioned why access was permitted to MP Praveen Khandewal but not to him.
- AAP leaders criticized the government over ambulance access and the Prime Minister’s trip to Bhutan, while Narendra Modi said those responsible would be brought to justice.