Overview
- Hindustan Times reports at least 10 people were killed and about 20 injured in Monday evening’s explosion near Old Lajpat Rai Market by the Red Fort.
- Old Lajpat Rai Market, a dense electronics hub with over 1,000 shops, is shut and cordoned off as investigators conduct forensic work.
- Senior officers from Delhi Police’s Special Cell and the National Investigation Agency inspected the scene to explore possible terror connections.
- Forensic teams recovered metallic fragments suspected to be from the device, and bomb squads with sniffer dogs secured the area under high alert.
- Footfall dropped sharply across Chandni Chowk, Chawri Bazaar, Sadar Bazaar, Connaught Place, Sarojini Nagar and Lajpat Nagar as traders reported losses during the wedding season and flagged congestion and unauthorized vending as security risks.