Overview
- The explosion inside a Hyundai i20 near the Lal Qila metro station at 6:52 pm on November 10 left 10 dead and 24 injured, according to police.
- CCTV shows the i20 parked near Sunheri Masjid for roughly three hours, exiting at 6:48 pm before detonating four minutes later at a Subhash Marg traffic signal.
- Delhi Police have registered a case under UAPA sections 16 and 18 and the Explosives Act, with the Special Cell, NIA and forensic teams leading a joint investigation.
- Forensic examiners reported no crater at the site and no embedded nails or wires on victims, and DNA testing is planned to identify the occupants as the registered owner, Salman, is questioned.
- Agencies are examining potential links to a Faridabad–J&K module that yielded large IED-making material seizures and arrests, though no direct connection has been confirmed.