Overview
- A high-intensity explosion near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening left multiple people dead and scores injured, with reporting putting the toll at 12.
- Victims arrived at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital for hours after 7 pm, with at least 30 brought in and the last reaching around 11:30 pm.
- Doctors treated severe burns, head fractures, and traumatic limb injuries, reflecting the scale of the blast’s impact on a crowded area.
- Mortuary staff described bodies as beyond recognition, and several were handed over to relatives on Tuesday morning after difficult identifications.
- Access to the emergency and mortuary areas was tightly restricted as Home Minister Amit Shah and Lt. Governor V.K. Saxena visited, and families reported delays in seeing loved ones.