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Modi Vows Justice After Deadly Red Fort Car Blast

Police opened a UAPA case, with agencies mining forensic and electronic data to identify who planned the explosion.

Overview

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking in Bhutan, said investigators would get to the bottom of the case and that those responsible would not be spared.
  • Delhi Police registered an FIR under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosives Act and launched a multi‑agency probe with raids across the capital.
  • Investigators are pulling mobile dump data, scanning CCTV and social media, and have traced the Hyundai i20 to a second‑hand dealer in Faridabad.
  • Two previous owners of the car, identified as Salman and Devender, were detained for questioning as part of the inquiry.
  • Police sources and multiple reports cite preliminary leads pointing to ammonium nitrate, fuel oil and detonators and mention a Pulwama‑based doctor as a suspected driver, though the cause and attribution remain unconfirmed.