India’s capital New Delhi has been in mourning in the wake of the major blast that took place outside the Red Fort Metro Station’s Gate No 1 on Monday evening, November 10.
While police is still probing if the explosion was a suicide bomber attack, the death toll announced by officials so far indicates that at least 9 people died in the fatal tragedy. On top of that 20 others were left injured. All were taken to the LNJP Hospital, which is located just kilometres away from the site of the incident.
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Only two people who died in the tragic unravelling have been named so far: 34-year-old Ashok Kumar from Amroha in UP and 35-year-old Amar Kataria from Delhi.
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The Delhi blastvictims list includes two women and 18 men. The youngest victim has been identified as 21-year-old Shivam Jha from Usmanpur, Delhi, PTI cited from the list shared by the LNJP Hospital. 12 of them are Delhi residents, with eight belonging to other states, including Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Red Fort blast victims list released
| Name | Age | MLC No. | Status | | 1. Unknown | 35 | 20250287139 | Deceased | | 2. Ashok Kumar S/O Jagbansh Singh, R/O The-Hasanpur, Mangolra, Amroha, UP | 34 | 20250287153 | Deceased | | 3. Amar Kataria S/O Jagdish Kataria, R/O N-17, 1st Floor, Sriniwaspuri, Delhi Mob No 7988996769 | 35 | 20250287156 | Deceased | | 4. Unknown | 52 | 20250297159 | Deceased | | 5. Unknown | 58 | 20250287160 | Deceased | | 6. Unknown | 28 | 20250287161 | Deceased | | 7. Unknown | 30 | 20250287162 | Deceased | | 8. Unknown | 35 | 20250287164 | Deceased | | 9. Unknown (body part) | – | 20250287172 | Deceased | | 10. Shaina Parveen D/O Moh Saifullah, R/O H No P-31, Khawa Basti, Mirdad Road, Shakur ki Dnadi, Delhi | 23 | 20250287131 | Injured | | 11. Harshul S/O Sanjeev Sethi, R/O Gadarpur, UK | 28 | 20250287133 | Injured | | 12, Shiva Jaiswal S/O Unknown, R/O Devaria, UP | 32 | 20250287135 | Injured | | 13. Mr Sameer S/O Unknown, Mandawali, Delhi | 26 | 20250287136 | Injured | | 14. Joginder S/O Unknown, R/O Nand Nagri, Dilshad Garden, Delhi | 28 | 20250287137 | Injured | | 15. Mr Bhawani Sahnkar Sahmra S/O Unknown, R/O Sangam Vihar Delhi | 30 | 20250287138 | Injured | | 16. Ms Geeta D/O Shiv Prasad, R/O Krishna Vihar, Delhi | 26 | 20250287140 | Injured | | 17. Vinay Pathak S/O Rama Kant Pathak, R/O Aya Nagar, Delhi | 50 | 20250287141 | Injured | | 18. Pappu S/O Dudhwi Ram, R/O Agra UP | 53 | 20250287142 | Injured | | 19. Mr Vinod S/O Vishal Singh, R/O Baitjeet Nagaqr Delhi | 55 | 20250287143 | Injured | | 20. Shivam Jha S/O Santosh Jha, R/O Usmanpur, Delhi | 21 | 20250287145 | Injured | | 21. Unknown Aman | 26 | 20250287147 | Injured | | 22. Mohd Sahnwaz S/O Lt Ahmad Jamman, Daryaganj. Delhi | 35 | 20250287149 | Injured | | 23. Ankush Sharma S/O Sudhir Sharma, R/O 1/6321, East Rohitash Nagar, Shahdara, Delhi | 28 | 20250287150 | Injured | | 24. Mohd Farukh S/O Abdul Qdir, R/O H No 2180, Mirparwar, Uncha Chalan, Daryanganj, Delhi | 55 | 20250287157 | Injured | | 25. Tilak Raj S/O Kishan Chand, R/O Hamirpur, HP | 45 | 20250287158 | Injured | | 26. Mohd Safwan S/O Mohd Gufran, R/O B-76, Gali Katra Gokul Shah, Sita Ram Bazar, Delhi | 28 | 20250287163 | Injured | | 27. Mohd Daud S/O Januddin, R/O Ashok Vihar, Loni, GZB, UP | 31 | 20250287165 | Injured | | 28. Mr Kishori Lal S/O Mohan lal, R/O Yamuna Bazar, Kashmiri Gate, Delhi | 42 | 20250287167 | Injured | | 29. Azaf S/O Rasuddin, R/O 5yh Pusta, Kartar Nagar, Delhi | 34 | 20250287168 | Injured | | *(Spellings are as per the list released online) | | |
Delhi Red Fort blast: What happened
As per a fire department official, 6 cars, 2 e-rickshaws and 1 autorickshaw were severely damaged in the fire, which escalated following a high-intensity explosion in a slow-moving car. The Monday evening incident took place at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station.
“The blast occurred in a moving Hyundai i20 car in which three people were sitting.,” PTI quoted a senior police officer. “We have not found any pellet or puncture in the body of the injured, which is unusual in a blast. We are investigating all angles.”
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A high alert has since been sounded off in Delhi. The Delhi Police eventually detained the i20 owner Mohd Salman late Monday evening. He is believed to have told authorities that he sold it to a person named Devendra in Okhla one-and-a-half years ago.
The vehicle is then said to have been sold an unspecified person in Ambala before it came into the possession of man named Tariq in Pulwama. An officer shared at the time that police was tracing all the people linked to the car.
*The story was updated to correct details about victim named Ashok Kumar.
Will be updated with more information as and when available. |
