New Delhi: Nine people were killed and at least 20 others injured in an explosion near the Red Fort (Lal Qila) in New Delhi at around 7 pm Monday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who visited the blast site, said teams from Delhi Police Special Cell, Crime Branch, NIA, NSG and FSL were rushed to the spot and ‘no possibility is being ruled out’.
Delhi Police in a statement in the early hours of Tuesday said a case has been registered in connection with the explosion, at Kotwali police station, under sections 16 and 18 of the UAPA, besides relevant sections of the Explosives Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
What we know so far | As ThePrint reported earlier, preliminary findings suggest no ballistic material or projectiles were recovered from the blast site, and no pellet or shrapnel injuries were reported among victims, or survivors under treatment at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital. An alert has been sounded in New Delhi and Mumbai, while police chiefs of Haryana and Gujarat have issued public appeals asking citizens to report any suspicious activity, stay away from rumours and believe only on verified information. The security apparatus in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and poll-bound Bihar has also been put on alert.
Amit Shah is set to chair a meeting with senior officials from the MHA later today.
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11.00 am: In eye of blast probe, a Pulwama doctor with MBBS from Srinagar
Dr Umar U. Nabi, the key suspect in the explosion near the Red Fort Metro station, had completed MBBS from Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar in 2017, ThePrint has learnt. The 36-year-old is believed to have been killed in the high-intensity blast that rocked the Red Fort area on Monday night.
The GMC link, according to the sources aware of the investigation details, was gleaned from Nabi’s medical registration.
He had worked in GMC, Anantnag as well and last worked at Faridabad’s Al-Falah School of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, the sources said. Dr Muzammil Shakeel, another terror suspect, worked in the same Faridabad hospital.
A native of Pulwama, Nabi was allegedly part of the Faridabad-Jammu and Kashmir module of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), a J&K-specific wing of al Qaeda.
Hours before the blast, the J&K police, along with its Haryana counterpart, recovered a 2,500 kg cache of IED-making material Monday from the rented premises of Shakeel at Fatehpur Taga village in Haryana’s Faridabad district.
The cache included around 360 kg of highly inflammable material, suspected to be ammonium nitrate, along with chemicals, reagents, other inflammable materials, electronic circuits, batteries, wires, remote controls, timers, and metal sheets.
Read Bismee Taskin’s report.
10.15 am: CCTV footage from Red Fort parking lot
A CCTV clip from a Red Fort parking lot, minutes before the blast Monday, shows the white Hyundai i20 that rolled up to a red light near the metro station and exploded, killing nine people.
The 1.30 minute-long video shows the car, bearing the registration number HR 26CE7674, waiting in queue to reach the toll booth. The car can then be seen reaching the point, with the driver then extending his hand to take in what appears to be a slip from the parking staff there. The time stamp shows the clip is from 6.22 pm, 10 November. The blast occurred around 6.50 pm near the traffic light close to gate number 1 of the Red Fort Metro station.
The man in the driver’s seat is not fully visible throughout the clip, except for a few seconds when he tilts his head in the direction of the booth while seemingly waiting for change. It is not clear from the footage whether there are more people in the car.
Sources in the Delhi Police said that the car was spotted by CCTV cameras at Darya Ganj, Red Fort area, Kashmere Gate, and near Sunehri Masjid. Read Bismee Taskin’s report.
9.50 am: 3 suspects held in J&K’s Pulwama
Pampore Police apprehend three suspects in connection with the Red Fort car blast. The three have been identified as Tariq Ahmed Malik, Aamir Rashid and Umar Rashid—all residents of Pulwama district.
9.40 am: Lal Qila Metro Station to remain closed
The Red Fort Metro Station will remain closed until further announcement “due to security reasons”, with all other stations functional as usual.
Service Update
Lal Qila Metro Station is closed due to security reasons. All other stations are functional as normal.
— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) November 11, 2025
9.30 am: Home Minister to chair security review meet at 11 am
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a high-level security review meeting at Kartavya Bhawan in New Delhi at 11 am. Union Home Secretary, Director of Intelligence Bureau, Delhi Police Commissioner and Director General of National Investigation Agency will attend the meeting. Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir will join the meeting virtually.
9.15 am: 4 taken into custody after night-long raids in Paharganj, Daryaganj
Teams of Delhi Police carried out an extensive night-long search operation across hotels in Paharganj, Daryaganj, and nearby areas. Four individuals were taken into custody for questioning.
8.15 am: Forensic team, security personnel at blast site
Early morning visuals from the site of the Red Fort car blast:
#WATCH | Delhi: Visuals from the spot where a blast occurred in a Hyundai i20 car near the Red Fort at around 7 pm yesterday. Eight people died in the blast.
A team of FSL and security personnel are present here. pic.twitter.com/5GkWPXXOqq
— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2025
7.45 am: Delhi Police invoke UAPA, Explosive Substances Act in blast FIR
Delhi Police invoke Sections 16 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Sections 3 and 4 of Explosive Substances Act, along with sections pertaining to murder and attempt to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Read Mayank Kumar’s report.
6 am: Delhi blast linked to Faridabad explosives recovery?
The explosion near Red Fort metro stration is believed to have occurred in a moving Hyundai i20 car, with occupants inside, and not a parked vehicle as was initially suspected.
Mohsin Ali, a local resident, told ThePrint at the blast site he heard a loud thud. “When I reached, the fire had spread and consumed everything. After the first explosion, two more cars burst into flames.” Another local resident who was at the blast site Monday evening said body parts were strewn across the road in the aftermath of the explosion.
As ThePrint reported earlier, investigators are probing if the Delhi blast was linked to the cache of arms and explosives material recovered from Faridabad earlier Monday. Two doctors from Kashmir were arrested in connection with the recovery. Meanwhile, the office of Gujarat DGP Vikas Sahay wrote on X that even though the “exact reason for the blast in Red Fort area of Delhi has not been confirmed so far,” the Gujarat Police is on high alert.
Haryana DGP O.P. Singh wrote on X that the state has been put on high alert, and that “any suspicious person or unclaimed object” can be reported to 112.
