Overview
- Authorities reported the explosion around 7:00 p.m. local time (13:30 GMT) outside the Red Fort in a busy tourist district of central New Delhi.
- Lok Nayak Hospital received 15 injured people and eight were declared dead on arrival, the medical superintendent told ANI.
- Officials have not determined the cause of the blast, and forensic inquiries are in progress.
- Uttar Pradesh police increased deployment at sensitive locations after the incident, according to the state’s public order office via ANI.
- The central government has not issued detailed statements, with local media saying Home Minister Amit Shah is monitoring the situation, and Delhi’s history of bomb threats includes a 2024 blast that caused only property damage.