"It is a very sad day for the families of those who have lost their loved ones and my condolences to them on behalf of every BJP worker and every Malayali. This is an act of terror against India and innocent Indians because this was done in a busy area. Our PM and Home Minister have said
Three separate chargesheets were filed yesterday by the anti-terror agency before the NIA Special Court, Hyderabad, against 20 arrested accused and one absconder. The cadres have been charged under various sections of UA(P) Act, Arms Act, Explosives Act and BNSS.
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.
"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.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the Forensic Science Laboratory to urgently match blast-site specimens and samples from the exploded vehicle's bodies.
According to the agency, the two accused had been promoting ISIS-inspired ideology and attempting to indoctrinate and mobilise gullible youth to carry out terrorist attacks at multiple locations across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and other parts of India.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday chaired a high-level security review into the car explosion near the Red Fort and directed security agencies to "hunt down each and every culprit" involved in the incident, saying those responsible "will face the full wrath of our agencies."
Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily launched a veiled attack on the central government over the Delhi Red Fort blast case that claimed eight lives and left several others injured a day ago, and said that persons handling security of the country should be held accountable for it.
The Chief Minister's remarks came in response to the car explosion near Delhi's Red Fort that killed at least eight people and left several others injured.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired another round of high-level security review meeting on Tuesday to assess the situation following the deadly blast in Delhi that claimed eight lives and left several others injured a day ago.