Overview
- Officials confirmed eight fatalities and dozens injured after a small car exploded near the Lal Quila metro entrance by the Chandni Chowk area.
- Police registered a case under anti-terror laws and deployed a special counter-terrorism unit to assist, though the cause has not been formally determined.
- Media citing police sources report a possible Islamist cell with links to Kashmir and suggest a suicide attack, a claim authorities have not confirmed.
- At least six cars and three autorickshaws caught fire, roads were sealed, and security was tightened across Delhi and in neighboring Uttar Pradesh.
- In nearby Faridabad, recent raids yielded significant bomb-making material and arrests, and investigators are examining whether any link exists to the blast.