Overview
- Twelve people were killed in a car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday evening, with many others injured.
- Delhi Police sealed the area and deployed the Special Cell, Crime Branch and forensic teams, and Uttar Pradesh issued a statewide high alert.
- Sources in the force say early findings suggest a possible fidayeen attack, with investigators exploring connections to a recently busted module in Faridabad.
- Teams are analysing dump data, IPDRs and social media to trace devices active around the site, including numbers that went silent after the blast.
- Two victims from Amroha—DTC conductor Ashok Kumar and trader Lokesh Agarwal—were identified, and relatives received remains while seeking government help for Ashok’s young children.