Overview
- At least 12 people were killed and more than 20 injured when a parked car exploded near the Red Fort on Monday evening, according to police.
- Delhi Police registered a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Explosives Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Kotwali Police Station.
- The National Investigation Agency is leading the case as multiple teams examine footage that shows a masked man driving the car that detonated.
- A preliminary probe indicates ammonium nitrate, fuel oil and detonators may have been used, and a potential link to a Faridabad seizure of 360 kg of ammonium nitrate is being explored.
- Security alerts were issued in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand, while AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj clashed with police at LNJP Hospital and alleged failures in ambulance support.