A high alert has been issued in the national capitalon Monday evening after an explosionwas reported near the Red Fort. The blast, which occurred around 6:30 pm, is said to have taken place in a car parked outside Lal Quila Metro Station, close to Gate No. 1.
As of 8 pm, at least eight people have been killed and several others injured in the incident, according to a report By The Indian Express.
[img=1px,1px]https://data.indianexpress.com/election2019/track_1x1.jpg[/img]Delhi Police Commissioner gives update on incident
Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha told news agency ANI, “Today at around 6.52 pm, a slow-moving vehicle stopped at the red light. An explosion happened in that vehicle and due to the explosion, nearby vehicles were also damaged. All agencies, FSL, NIA, are here”.
Seven fire tenders were rushed to the scene and at 7:29 PM, the fire was brought under control. Authorities said that cooling operations are currently underway.
This looks scary….
A parked car near Gate 1 of Lal Quila Metro Station exploded, causing fires in three nearby vehicles….
Reasons are unknownpic.twitter.com/wgWOdifUKu
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Videos from the spot show multiple vehicles engulfed in flames as crowds gathered around the area. The exact cause of the explosion remains unknown at this time.
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Eyewitnesses describe massive impact
According to Sanjay Bhargava, president of the Chandni Chowk Sarv Vyapar Mandal (traders’ association), the blast’s tremors could be felt as far as 700 to 900 metres from the site. “Buildings shook as if an earthquake had struck, there were bodies lying on the road – someone’s arm in one place, someone’s head in another,” Bhargava told IE.
Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort, where the explosion occurred, is located directly opposite the pedestrian stretch of Chandni Chowk. “All shops have now been closed. The roads are jam-packed, and there’s panic among shoppers. People are rushing to leave… there’s a long queue outside the market’s parking area as everyone is trying to get to their cars and exit as quickly as possible,” he added.
A team from the Delhi PoliceSpecial Cell has reached the site and is conducting investigations. Officials said further details will be shared once more information becomes available.
Delhi Police has closed entry and exit from Gates 1 and 4 of the Lal Quila (Red Fort) metro station. However, as of now, the metro station is functional, authorities confirmed to IE.
Reportedly twin Car blasts in Delhi near Red fort / Lal quila, Chandani Chowk.
First 300 kg rdx now this.
Something is fishy!! pic.twitter.com/xvk5oovOgb
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NSG commandos and police on site
A team of NSG commandos – India’s elite counter-terrorism force – has been rushed to the site to assess the situation and assist Delhi Police in the investigation.
Officials from the Delhi Police Special Cell are already present at the scene and forensic teams are examining the area to determine the cause and nature of the explosion.
Major explosives seized in Faridabad earlier in the day
Earlier in the day, the Jammu and Kashmir Police, in coordination with Haryana Police, uncovered a massive cache of explosives and arms from an apartment in Haryana’s Faridabad. Officials confirmed that 360 kg of suspected ammonium nitrate and around 2,900 kg of IED-making material, including chemicals, detonators, wires and other bomb-making components, were seized.
Two individuals – Dr. Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie, an assistant professor at Al-Falah University in Faridabad and Dr. Adil Ahmad Rather, a doctor from Pulwama – were arrested in connection with the recovery. Authorities said the operation, under surveillance for more than two weeks, is one of the biggest terror-related recoveries in the Delhi-NCR region in recent years.
While officials have not yet confirmed any direct link between the Faridabad explosives seizure and the Red Fort explosion, security agencies are investigating both incidents together given their timing and proximity.
“It is an ongoing joint operation between Haryana Police and J&K Police. Around 360 kg of inflammable material, possibly ammonium nitrate, was recovered yesterday. It is not RDX. The operation is still underway,” Faridabad Police Commissioner Satender Kumar Gupta told reporters. |
