Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday emphasised that the government must ensure a "prompt and thorough investigation" into a blast at the Red Fort metro station in the National Capital. Eight people were killed in the blast.
The Union Home Minister has reached Lok Nayak Hospital, where the injured are receiving treatment. He took stock of the situation and held a meeting with Delhi Police CP Satish Golcha and a team of doctors.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday evening met the people who were injured in a blast at the Red Fort metro station in Delhi, at Lok Nayak Hospital.
Meanwhile, several states across the country have been placed on high alert, with police forces intensifying checks and tightening security measures to prevent any untoward incident.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that a blast occurred in a Hyundai i20 car at the Subhash Marg traffic signal near the Red Fort in Delhi at 7 pm on Monday, and the explosion injured some pedestrians and damaged some vehicles.
Chief Minister has directed the Director General of Police to "maintain a high level of alertness" among the police force, exercise full vigilance, and ensure strict monitoring along the state borders. He instructed that "security arrangements in sensitive and crowded areas be further str
Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha said on Monday that a slow-moving vehicle stopped at a red light in the area near Red Fort Metro Station in the national capital, and an explosion occurred in that vehicle, which damaged nearby vehicles.
Uttarakhand ADG (Intelligence and Security) Abhinav Kumar told ANI that an alert has been issued across the state following the explosion near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station in Delhi.
Taking cognisance of a deadly explosion near the Red Fort Metro station in the national capital, Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Delhi Police Commissioner and the Director of the Intelligence Bureau and directed a coordinated multiple agency investigation in the case.
An eyewitness recounted the incident involving a significant explosion that transpired near Gate 1 of the Red Fort Metro station in the national capital on Monday evening.
Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday termed the explosion near Red Fort as "extremely alarming" and demanded an immediate and thorough investigation into the incident.