Overview
- A high‑intensity explosion tore through a Hyundai i20 near the Red Fort Metro area on Monday evening, causing multiple deaths and injuries and damaging nearby vehicles.
- Delhi Police filed a case under the UAPA and the Explosives Act at Kotwali Police Station, and the investigation has been handed to the National Investigation Agency.
- Investigators traced the vehicle’s history from Gurugram to Pulwama, with a chain of owners identified and several suspects in custody, including three doctors and detainees named Tariq Ahmed Dar and Umar alias Amir, according to agency reports.
- The Union Home Ministry ordered heightened security across major cities as Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed those responsible would be brought to justice and Home Minister Amit Shah detailed the 7 pm blast at Subhash Marg.
- Delhi announced ex gratia payments of ₹10 lakh for families of the deceased and ₹5 lakh for the seriously injured or permanently disabled, while prominent film figures posted condolences and some events were postponed.