A loud bang was heard near the Radisson Hotel in Delhi’s Mahipalpur area on Thursday morning, triggering panic among the locals. The incident was reported in the backdrop of a high-intensity blast near Red Fort in Delhi that killed 12 people.
What caused the loud bang?
Officials confirmed that the loud noise was caused by a burst tire, not an explosion.
Officials told PTI that the fire brigade received a call about the incident around 9:18 am on Thursday.
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Shortly after the incident, fire and police units immediately went to the scene to find out the cause of the explosion.
The Delhi Police investigated the incident and later confirmed that the loud noise was caused by a burst tire and not an explosion.
What did the Delhi Police say?
Delhi Police headed to X to inform that an “explosion” was received near Radisson, Mahipalpur, Delhi and staff were rushed to the spot.
“The caller was contacted and advised that a loud noise was heard while the caller was on his way to Gurugram,” police said on X.
No incident site was said to be found at the site.
Police said that during local investigation, a constable informed that the rear tire of a DTC bus traveling towards Dhaula Kuan had burst, hence the sound.
Police later confirmed that the situation was under control, with no casualties or damage reported.
“The situation is normal and there is nothing to fear,” the police said.
Red Fort explosion in Delhi
The incident occurred amid heightened security in the national capital following the November 10 car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort that claimed 12 lives.
A massive blast rocked Delhi on Monday evening when a Hyundai i20 car exploded near Red Fort around 6.50 pm.
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The impact of the explosion was such that several vehicles were damaged and visual footage from the scene showed mangled bodies and scattered debris.
Officials said Umar, who is suspected of driving the car laden with explosives, was seen in several CCTV clips recorded across Delhi on the day of the incident.
One particular footage from the Sunehri Masjid parking lot near the Red Fort shows him entering at 3:19 pm and leaving at 6:28 pm, barely 24 minutes before the blast.
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In connection with this blast, security forces from various states arrested seven people who are said to be part of a “transnational terrorist module” and seized thousands of kilograms of explosives, detonators, timers and other bomb-making equipment.
Several people were arrested in Haryana’s Faridabad earlier this week. Later, some people were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir days before the blast.
According to the police, Dr Umar, who allegedly drove the car in which the Red Fort blast took place, was also a member of the module. He is said to have rushed the explosion plans after the module was broken. He has close ties to two other doctors, also part of the alleged module.
According to security forces, Dr. Umar met two other people while living at Al-Falah Medical College, Dr. Muzammil Ahmad Ganai and Dr. Adele Rather.
(With inputs from PTI, ANI)
