In the wake of the accused's arrest on the recovery of 360 kgs of explosives and the Delhi car blast, former Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) SP Vaid termed radicalisation of educated youth as a "big challenge" for India.
The threads of Delhi blast are linked to objectionable posters in the Nowgam area of Srinagar for which an FIR was registered on October 19, sources have said, noting security forces took strong action to bust inter-state Jaish-e-Mohammed module linked to the terror plot.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed deep sorrow over the Delhi explosion, extending heartfelt condolences to the victims and their families. She also offered prayers for the swift recovery of the injured.
China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian expressed condolences over the Delhi blast near Red Fort metro station, offering sympathies to the victims and wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
India's Ambassador to Bhutan, Sandeep Arya, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to continue his Bhutan visit despite the Delhi blast was deeply moving. He noted that the King of Bhutan led special prayers for India, Modi, and the victims of the Delhi blast.
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday urged citizens to remain conscious about the safety of their environments in the wake of the Delhi blast and said last-ditch efforts by terrorists to show their relevance should be firmly defeated.
The blast, which ripped through a slow-moving Hyundai i20 near the Subhash Marg traffic signal by the Red Fort on Monday evening, killed eight people and left several others injured.
"The Karnataka government is also reviewing it, our Home Minister and Chief Minister are also reviewing the security in Karnataka. We have to be careful to maintain the peace," DK Shivakumar said.
"In this hour of difficulty, the Government of Delhi extends its deepest condolences" to all those families who have lost their loved ones and to those who have been injured in this incident, she went on to add in her post.
Investigations into the terror attack near Red Fort are progressing rapidly. Initial findings indicate that the car explosion was not a typical suicide blast, but was instead triggered in panic by the suspect.
Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the recent security incidents, stating that explosive material was recovered in Faridabad on the same day the car blast took place near the Red Fort metro station.
The explosion occurred inside a Hyundai i20 near the Red Fort in the national capital on Monday evening, killing at least eight people and leaving several others injured.