New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah said that investigative teams reached the blast site within minutes after an explosion rocked the area near Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday evening. The blast took place around 7 pm at the Subhash Marg traffic signal when a Hyundai i20 car suddenly exploded, injuring several pedestrians and damaging nearby vehicles. Early information suggests that multiple lives were lost in the incident.
Shah said that both the Delhi Crime Branch and the Delhi Special Branch arrived at the scene within ten minutes of receiving the first alert. He added that he had spoken directly with the Delhi Police Commissioner and the Special Branch chief, both of whom were present at the location to oversee the immediate response.
According to Shah, all possible angles are being examined. He assured that the inquiry will be comprehensive, with every lead investigated and findings shared with the public once the assessment is complete.
The explosion occurred close to Gate 1 of the Red Fort Metro station. A senior official from Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital confirmed that eight people were killed and seven others were injured in the incident. Emergency services moved the wounded to nearby hospitals for urgent treatment while authorities secured the area and reviewed surveillance footage.
Investigators are now piecing together the sequence of events, gathering forensic evidence and analyzing CCTV recordings to determine the cause of the blast and establish whether it was part of a coordinated plot. The incident has prompted heightened security across key locations in the capital as police and central agencies work to uncover what triggered the deadly explosion.
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