Overview
- A small car exploded near a traffic signal by the Red Fort’s Lal Qila metro access on Monday evening, igniting several cars and injuring dozens.
- Officials have confirmed eight fatalities, with media reports citing up to 12 deaths not yet formally verified, and roughly 19 to 24 people reported injured.
- Police have registered cases under anti-terror statutes, with teams securing evidence at the scene as formal attribution has not been announced.
- Authorities reported arrests linked to regional raids, including the detention of a suspect named by police as Dr. Muzammil, and the seizure of about 360 kg of suspected ammonium nitrate.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the incident a "conspiracy" and promised a swift, thorough inquiry as security was heightened across sensitive sites, including a high alert in Uttar Pradesh; a separate explosion in Islamabad killed multiple people, intensifying regional security concerns.