The death toll in the car blast near Delhi's Red Fort has now rised to 12, even as the injured continue to get treatment at the LNJP hospital. On Monday evening, a high-intensity explosion ripped through a slow-moving Hyundai i20 at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station. The blast took place at 6:52 pm on 10 November, damaging several vehicles in the vicinity.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said teams from the Delhi Police Crime Branch, National Security Guard (NSG), National Investigating Agency (NIA), and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) are “probing all angles.”
The national capital has been placed on high alert with strict vigil being maintained at the airport, railway stations and bus terminals.
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A First Information Report (FIR) was registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosives Act on Tuesday.
"Our agencies will get to the bottom of this conspiracy. The conspirators behind the blast will not be spared," PM Modi said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that "all angles are being probed", with no confirmation on the nature of the blast.
The police are probing the chain of ownership of the car suspected to be linked to the blast.
In the blast's aftermath, security has been tightened across Delhi and nearby states, including Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Delhi CM Announces Ex-Gratia for Deceased
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh for deceased; Rs 5 lakh for permanently disabled, Rs 2 lakh for seriously injured.
Preliminary Probe Suggests Link to Alleged Terror Module Bust in Faridabad: Report
Preliminary probe into the blast near Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday evening has suggested links to the alleged terror module uncovered in Faridabad, a day before.
An extensive combing and search operation was conducted in parts of Faridabad today, a day after 2,900 kg of explosives and inflammable material were recovered from two rented rooms of a Kashmiri doctor in Faridabad.
Police today said a team is camping at the Al Falah University, where the Kashmiri doctor lived for the past three-and-a-half years, and is questioning staff and doctors there.
The Al Falah University at Dhouj in Haryana’s Faridabad district, around 45 km from Delhi, is a private institute recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
-- News Agency PTI
NIA Formally Taking Over Probe
National Investigation Agency (NIA), which was associated with the local police since yesterday in the Delhi car blast case, has started the process of formally taking over the case after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued orders for handing over the investigation of the case to the agency: NIA to news agency ANI.