Overview
- A car exploded near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station in Old Delhi, igniting multiple vehicles, shattering windows and killing several people.
- Jammu & Kashmir Police said they busted an inter-state module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, seizing 2,900 kg of explosives, weapons and timers in Faridabad and arresting seven.
- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the Centre must explain why such blasts occur during elections and called for a central investigation into the Delhi incident.
- He said the blast could influence polling in Bihar and added he would wait for the investigation before characterising it as a security failure.
- The Karnataka BJP, led by Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, condemned his remarks as politicising a tragedy and demanded an apology, as the Chief Minister reiterated that India is constitutionally pluralistic and not a single-religion nation.