Delhi car blast case: The Home Ministry on Tuesday handed over the Delhi car blast case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). At least 13 people were killed in a powerful explosion that tore through a slow-moving Hyundai i20 near Red Fort in central Delhi on Monday evening.
The blast occurred around 7:00 pm at the Subhash Marg traffic signal, damaging nearby vehicles and prompting a nationwide alert.
Delhi’s Red Fort blast: What we know so far
The blast occurred around 6:52 pm on Monday evening, according to the Delhi Police, at the Subhash Marg traffic light near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort (Lal Qila) metro station.
Several vehicles were gutted, killing at least 13 people.
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The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report is expected to be released on Tuesday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting to review security after the blast. The Home Secretary previously said “all options are being looked at and a thorough investigation will be carried out which will take all options into account”.
During the meeting, sources said officials learned to discuss Monday’s recovery of an explosive device from a house in Faridabad as it appears to be linked, ANI reported.
Officials reportedly suspect that the Delhi blast and Faridabad recovery may also be part of a larger terror network operating across state borders.
Explosives recovered from Faridabad
On Monday, hours before the blast, Jammu and Kashmir police in coordination with Haryana police recovered 360 kg of suspected ammonium nitrate and 2,900 kg of IED-making materials, including chemicals, detonators and wires, from an apartment in Faridabad.
The police identified and arrested Dr. Muzammila Shakila as the tenant of the Dhauj residence where explosives and weapons were discovered. Shakil is an MBBS graduate.
During a press conference, Faridabad Police Commissioner Satender Kumar Gupta said that Shakil, whose name appeared in the news with different spellings, taught at Al Falah University in Dhauj, ANI reported.
