Two Arrested in Red Fort Bombing: Delhi Police Trace Car’s Trail from Gurugram to Pulwama

New Delhi: Delhi police has arrested two suspects related to the Red Fort bombing. The investigation has revealed that the Hyundai i20 involved in the blast was previously owned by Mohammad Salman, a Gurugram native. It was reported that the suspect disclosed he had sold the car about a year and a half ago to one Devendra, a resident of Okhla in southeast Delhi. Delhi polce has also taken Devendar into custody as well. Both suspects are being questioned as per reports.

According to police, the car was later sold to a man named Tariq from Pulwama.

A high alert has been sounded in Delhi, and security has been beefed up at city border points, with vehicle checking intensified. Panic gripped the area as fire billowed from burning cars following the explosion last night.

Videos shared by the Chandni Chowk Traders' Association revealed the magnitude of the blast. A mangled body could be seen lying on a vehicle, while another clip showed a body on the road. Eyewitnesses said body parts could be seen scattered near the blast site. Ten fire tenders were rushed to the spot as police cordoned off the area, the Delhi Fire Services said. The blaze caused by the blast was brought under control by 7.29 pm, officials said.

According to a list shared by the LNJP Hospital, a total of 20 people were injured in the incident, including two women and 18 men. Of them, 12 are the residents of Delhi while eight from other states, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh. The youngest injured victim has been identified as 21-year-old Shivam Jha from Usmanpur, Delhi.

The police said that nine people died in the blast, adding that one mutilated body was recovered from the site.

Despite intelligence reports warning of a possible terrorist attack following Operation Sindoor, the negligence shown in this matter amounts to a major security lapse. During the Modi government’s tenure, several terrorist attacks have occurred solely due to such failures in security. The Pulwama attack, which killed 40 CRPF personnel, and the Pahalgam terror strike, which claimed 26 lives, had already exposed serious shortcomings in the Union Home Ministry’s security apparatus.