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Delhi L-G Orders Digital Tracking of Ammonium Nitrate, Vehicle Vetting After Red Fort Blast

The directives shift Delhi’s focus to prevention after Nov. 10, emphasizing audits, data recording, platform consultations, tighter vetting.

Overview

  • In Nov. 19 letters, L-G V K Saxena directed Delhi Police to keep a digital registry of ammonium nitrate transactions above set limits with photographs and identifiers.
  • The Police Commissioner was told to revisit the 2022 standing order on ammonium nitrate licensing under the Delhi Police Act, the Explosives Act and the Ammonium Nitrate Rules.
  • Police must consult Meta and X to develop scientific tracking of radicalised content, alongside stronger human and technical intelligence in vulnerable areas.
  • All DCPs were asked to conduct rigorous security audits of markets, transport hubs, parks and cinemas with specific focus on CCTV coverage and deployment plans.
  • The administration will consult vehicle platforms and financiers to tighten second‑hand ownership verification, and create a central database of doctors and paramedical staff with foreign-degree details shared for secondary checks.