Overview
- A powerful explosion occurred around 6:52–7:00 p.m. in a Hyundai i20 near the Red Fort metro area, leaving 10 dead and 24 injured, according to officials and hospital reports.
- Delhi Police Special Cell and Crime Branch reached within minutes as NIA, NSG and FSL/CFSL teams began on‑site evidence collection and ordered a comprehensive CCTV review.
- Preliminary observations note an atypical blast pattern with no crater and no nails or wires found in victims, leaving the device type and attribution unresolved.
- The car was registered to Mohammad Salman, who has been detained for questioning after saying he sold it; investigators are tracing the transfer chain and reviewing footage that reportedly shows a white Eco van seconds before the blast.
- Security has been tightened across Delhi-NCR and several states as agencies examine potential links to same‑day recoveries of explosive‑making chemicals and arrests in J&K and Faridabad, which have not been officially connected to the blast.