Overview
- The evening explosion near the Red Fort metro area left more than 20 injured and shattered nearby vehicles and station glass fronts.
- Preliminary forensics indicate the blast originated inside a slow-moving car, and a possible fidayeen role is being examined, according to police sources.
- Special Cell, Crime Branch and FSL teams are analysing dump data, IPDRs and social-media activity and have extended the technical probe to Faridabad.
- Victims identified include DTC conductor Ashok Kumar of Amroha, taxi driver Pankaj Sahni of Delhi, trader Nauman/Nouman Ansari of Shamli and Lokesh Agarwal of Hasanpur.
- Security has been tightened across Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, and grieving families collecting bodies have appealed for government assistance.