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.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed profound shock and grief over the tragic car blast near Red Fort Metro Station in the national capital, which claimed at least eight lives and injured over two dozen people.
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.
"After the recovery of 360 kg of possible ammonium nitrate (from Haryana's Faridabad), Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis held a meeting with all senior police officials at Varsha this afternoon and reviewed the overall security situation. Now, after the incident in Delhi, he has once again
Eight people died after a blast occurred near Gate 1 Red Fort Metro station in the national capital on Monday evening. A Forensic team, along with the National Investigation Agency, reached the site to investigate the incident.
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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the situation in the wake of the blast in Delhi and spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah, government sources said on Monday.
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.