Delhi Red Fort blast: Focus on how suspects procured huge explosives cache
The Centre transferred the blast case to NIA after links emerged connecting the incident to the Faridabad terror module
The probe into the blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, which killed at least 12 people and injured several others, has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday (November 11) transferred the car blast case to the NIA after links emerged connecting the incident to the Faridabad terror module, where a large cache of explosive material was seized, PTI reported.
A high-intensity explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, killing at least 12 people and gutting several vehicles, officials said.
Meanwhile, security agencies are focusing on how a sophisticated "white-collar" terror module managed to acquire and store a huge quantity of explosives, including ammonium nitrate, the substance suspected to have been used in Monday's deadly blast.
The attack has once again highlighted the ease with which restricted chemicals can be weaponised, with officials trying to trace the logistics and procurement network of the recently busted inter-state terror cell. Ammonium nitrate is a dual-use chemical, widely valued as a popular nitrogen fertiliser and used extensively in the construction sector for controlled blasting in stone quarries. (Scroll down and read all details)
NIA takes over the probe
This is a clear indication that the blast, which has so far claimed 12 lives, is being considered by the government as an act of terror, as the NIA is mandated to probe terror cases only. "The blast case has been handed over to the NIA," a source told PTI.
The decision came hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the security situation in the national capital and other parts of the country following the blast.
Shah has called another security review meeting on Tuesday afternoon. He has said top investigating agencies are probing the blast and they will go in-depth into the incident.
The blast took place in a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, killing at least 12 people and gutting several vehicles.
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After the blast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took stock of the situation and expressed condolences over the deaths. No terror outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
The police are scanning CCTV footage to determine the route of the vehicle before the blast occurred. They are questioning locals and asking eyewitnesses to share information about any suspicious activity in the lead-up to the incident.
Mobile dump data is being gathered, and dossiers of suspected terrorists are being scanned.
According to a fire department official, six cars, two e-rickshaws and one autorickshaw were gutted in the fire.
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- 11 Nov 2025 1:33 PM IST
Bhutan King leads mass prayer for Delhi blast victims at Thimphu stadium
Bhutan King Druk Gyalpo called for collective prayers for India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wishing that his vision for a stronger and more prosperous India be fulfilled and that he overcome every obstacle.
The King also offered prayers for those who lost their lives in the Delhi blast, expressing solidarity with the victims and their families.
Leading a mass prayer at Thimphu’s Changlimithang Stadium, the King, along with thousands of Bhutanese citizens, paid tribute to the victims of the tragedy.
- 11 Nov 2025 1:23 PM IST
Red Fort blast has created an atmosphere of fear and concern in the country: Pawan Khera
Commenting on the blast near the Red Fort, Congress leader Pawan Khera said that while the Prime Minister has left for Bhutan, the atmosphere of fear and concern in the country has raised serious questions in people’s minds. He said that until the government clarifies what the blast was, who was behind it, and what actually happened, it would be premature to comment further. Khera added that such an incident in the national capital has created widespread anxiety and raised several troubling questions.
- 11 Nov 2025 1:06 PM IST
Red Fort blast: Eight bodies handed over to families, one still in mortuary
Eight bodies have been handed over to the families of the deceased since morning, while one body remains in the mortuary at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital.
A high-intensity explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, killing at least 12 people and gutting several vehicles, officials said.
- 11 Nov 2025 1:03 PM IST
Delhi blast probe hints at detonator use, possible link to Faridabad module
The man driving the car that exploded near the Red Fort killing at least 12 people allegedly also had links to the Faridabad terror module where huge cache of explosive material was seized, Delhi police sources told news agency PTI on Tuesday.
According to sources, Umar Mohammad, a Pulwama resident and a doctor, was allegedly driving the Hyundai i20 car that was used in the explosion near the parking area of the Red Fort Metro Station.
Preliminary findings by police suggest ammonium nitrate, fuel oil and detonators may have been used in the blast near the Red Fort that killed at least nine people, police sources said.
- 11 Nov 2025 1:02 PM IST
Delhi blast: Bus conductor, 34-yr-old businessman among 12 killed in car explosion
Delhi bus conductor Ashok Kumar, who tragically lost his life in the car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday (November 10) evening, happens to be sole breadwinner for his family of five and his mother.
Ashok had been working as a conductor for the Delhi Transport Corporation, operating cluster buses along the Old Delhi route. Monday was a routine workday for him. Ashok was either on his way to work or heading somewhere on his bike when he inadvertently fell victim to this act of violence.
A native of Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, his hometown now grieves the loss of one of its own.
- 11 Nov 2025 12:57 PM IST
CRPF IG Rajesh Agrawal reaches Red Fort blast site; assures support to Delhi Police
IG, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Rajesh Agrawal Rajesh Agrawal arrived at the site of the Red Fort blast in Delhi and said that official information will be provided by the Delhi Police. He added that the CRPF is extending all necessary assistance to the Delhi Police in the investigation.
- 11 Nov 2025 12:44 PM IST
Cabinet Committee on Security to meet on November 12 at 5:30 pm
The high-level security meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah after the Red Fort has concluded. A Cabinet meeting to review the security situation of the country will be held on November 12 at 5:30 pm
A high-intensity explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station on Monday (November 10) evening, killing at least 12 people and gutting several vehicles, officials said.
- 11 Nov 2025 12:38 PM IST
Suresh Gopi calls Red Fort blast 'a wound to the integrity of the nation'
Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Tuesday (November 11) described the blast near Red Fort in Delhi was a "wound to the integrity of the nation" and said the Centre would take stringent measures against the culprits and those supporting them.
Addressing the media in Thrissur, he called the explosion an "exceptional and unfortunate incident".
"In the last 30 days, we have busted eight such attempts in various places, including in Rajasthan. This incident is a wound to the integrity of the nation," Gopi said.
The central government would certainly take firm measures against the perpetrators, their supporters and the forces behind them, the minister added.
- 11 Nov 2025 12:35 PM IST
Nitish Kumar condoles deaths in Red Fort blast, wishes speedy recovery of injured
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday condoled the death of 12 people in the Delhi blast and wished for the speedy recovery of those injured.
A high-intensity explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station on Monday (November 10) evening.
"I am very aggrieved by the incident. In this moment of grief, may God provide enough strength to the family members of the deceased to endure this loss," Kumar was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the chief minister’s office (CMO). He also wished for the speedy recovery of those injured.
- 11 Nov 2025 12:32 PM IST
Priyank Kharge slams Amit Shah, calls him India's most 'incompetent' Home Minister
Reacting to the Delhi blast, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah, calling him the most incompetent Home Minister in independent India. He said that in any other country, such a minister would have been removed from the Cabinet, but Shah remains indispensable because he shares Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s secrets. Kharge questioned why the Home Minister is not being held accountable, alleging that he focuses more on politics and dislodging state governments than on national security, and asked how many more lives must be lost due to his incompetence.
