Several states, cities and religious sites in India have tightened security measures after high-intensity car explosions rocked Delhi on November 10. At least 13 people were killed in an explosion near the iconic Red Fort in the old sector of the national capital at around 7 pm on Monday near the Subhash Marg traffic signal.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah identified the car in question as a Hyundai i20 and told reporters that “all possibilities” were being investigated. A number of agencies, including the National Investigative Agency (NIA), the National Security Guard (NSG) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB), swung into action to find out the motive and perpetrators.
PM Modi visits Delhi blast victims
On November 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited LNJP Hospital in Delhi to meet the injured in the car blast. Officials said the prime minister traveled straight to the hospital after landing from Bhutan. He reportedly met and interacted with the injured and wished them a speedy recovery.
Officials and doctors at the hospital also briefed Modi.
Watch: Police presence outside LNJP Hospital amid security alert in Delhi
Meanwhile, in its latest update, the Delhi Police has alerted all police stations, police posts and border check posts in the national capital to look and be on the lookout for the red colored Ford Eco Sport.
This was after investigations revealed that the suspects had another car in addition to the Hyundai i20. Five police teams are searching for the car, it added. Police in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have also been alerted about the same.
- In a statement, the university condoled the death and distanced itself from the doctors. Al Falah University said on November 12 that it had no connection with the two arrested doctors and key suspects in the Delhi blast, other than the work they were doing in their official capacity.
- The Faridabad-based private university in an official statement today dissociated itself from the two arrested doctors and key suspects in the Delhi Red Fort car blast. Dr Bhupinder Kaur Anand, the university’s vice-chancellor, condoled the death, and the statement said: “We want to make it clear that the university has no association with the individuals mentioned except that they are working in their official capacities with the university. Furthermore, the university extends its full cooperation to the investigating authorities concerned to enable them to reach a logical, fair and irreversible decision on national security.”
- Meanwhile, Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) OP Singh said today that the state is functioning on high alert and thousands of police personnel have been deployed. He added that the response includes thorough inspections of suspected hideouts, parking areas, unclaimed vehicles and baggage, as well as other standard security protocols to prevent further incidents.
(With input from agencies)
