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Delhi Blast updates: Education body suspends Al Falah university's membership, Red Fort to remain shut
Delhi Blast updates: Intelligence agencies on Thursday revealed a larger terror conspiracy linked to the Red Fort car blast. The suspects had allegedly planned to prepare around 32 old vehicles with explosives to carry out coordinated attacks across multiple locations.
- 10:51 PM IST, November 13J&K Police inspecting car linked to terror module found in Al Falah University
- 10:39 PM IST, November 13Crackdown in valley's Baramulla, Shopian; several detained
- 10:31 PM IST, November 1317 people arrested in Assam for ‘lauding’ Delhi terror attack, says CM Sarma
- 10:24 PM IST, November 13'How will I survive now', says father who lost sole son in Red Fort explosion
- 8:28 PM IST, November 13AIU suspends membership of Al Falah University
- 8:02 PM IST, November 13Iran strongly condemns Red Fort explosion
- 7:49 PM IST, November 13Akhilesh Yadav calls explosion 'intelligence failure'
- 6:54 PM IST, November 13CCTV shows blast suspect Dr Umar at Mewat Toll hours before explosion
- 6:42 PM IST, November 13Punishment for perpetrators will send a message that no one should dare to think of such attack, says Shah
- 6:12 PM IST, November 13Union minister accuses Chidambaram of speaking in favour of terrorists
- 5:52 PM IST, November 13NAAC issues show cause notice to Al Falah University
- 5:37 PM IST, November 13Punjab Police unearth grenade attack module, arrest 10
- 5:24 PM IST, November 13Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam says terrorism has no place in civil society
- 4:31 PM IST, November 13President Murmu observes one minute silence for victims in Botswana
- 4:12 PM IST, November 13Haryana Police vehicle labelled 'Bomb Disposal Squad' enters Al Falah premises
- 3:40 PM IST, November 13NIA detains shopkeeper from Haryana's Nuh for selling 300kg ammonia nitrate to Dr Umar
- 3:31 PM IST, November 13Argentinian Ambassador condemns Red Fort explosions, expresses solidarity with PM Modi
- 3:28 PM IST, November 13J&K police probing suspicious Brezza car at Al Falah university
- 3:15 PM IST, November 13Suspect reportedly entered Delhi through Badarpur toll
- 3:06 PM IST, November 13Police probing ‘third car’ at Al Falah parking
- 2:37 PM IST, November 13Delhi Blast Live Updates: J&K Police moves Interpol to issue Red Corner Notice against Dr Muzaffar
- 2:22 PM IST, November 13Kanpur cardiologist's flatmate says no change in his behaviour since the explosion
- 1:39 PM IST, November 13Why has Al Falah University been issued a notice?
- 12:54 PM IST, November 13NIA arrests a man from Al Falah
- 12:14 PM IST, November 13Medical student's landlord speaks out
- 11:54 AM IST, November 13Security beefed up on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
- 11:30 AM IST, November 13CCTV visuals of white Hyundai before the blast
- 11:08 AM IST, November 13Man linked to Red EcoSport detained, is a relative of Dr Umar Nabi
- 10:47 AM IST, November 13Meeting point at Al Falah hostel identified
- 10:32 AM IST, November 13Bus tyre burst creates panic in Delhi's Mahipalpur
- 9:54 AM IST, November 13UK deputy PM, minister express condolences
- 9:30 AM IST, November 13Larger plot of serial attacks revealed
- 9:26 AM IST, November 13Diaries recovered from accused Umar and Muzammil indicate plan for explosions
Delhi Blast Updates: Home minister Amit Shah on Thursday vowed strictest possible punishment for those behind the blast near Red Fort in Delhi, adding that it will send a message to the world that no one should ever dare to even think of such an attack again. "All those who committed this cowardly act and those behind it will be brought before the law and given the strictest possible punishment. The Government of India and Ministry of Home Affairs are fully committed to ensuring this," Amit Shah said during a virtual address at the inauguration of Shri Motibhai R Chaudhary Sagar Sainik School and Sagar Organic Plant at Boriyavi village in Gujarat's Mehsana....Read More
The remarks come three days after a high-intensity blast near the national capital's historic Red Fort left at least ten people dead and over twenty injured.
The blast, which occurred just outside the bustling Lal Quila Metro Station around 6:52 PM on Monday, ignited a massive fire and devastated multiple vehicles in one of the city’s most heavily guarded zones. Authorities have rushed investigators from multiple agencies, including the NIA and Forensic Science Laboratory, to probe it as a terror incident.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the injured people at the LNJP hospital after returning from Bhutan on Wednesday. Later in the evening, the Union Cabinet passed a resolution terming the blast a terror incident and reiterated India’s position that it wouldn't tolerate any kind of terrorism on its soil.
The Delhi Red Fort blast probe
The NIA has taken over the probe and found live cartridges and multiple kinds of explosives on the scene. Investigators believe that the prime suspect, Dr Umar Nabi, likely panicked after the multi-state “white collar” terror module was busted in Faridabad, and the blast got triggered while he was transporting explosive material in an i20 car.
The investigators conducted a DNA test to determine the identity of the driver of the car. According to a PTI report, the DNA found in the car matched with Dr Umar Nabi’s mother, placing him firmly on the scene.
Delhi Blast Live Updates: Agencies probing if separate vehicles were prepared
The agency's investigation is now also looking into whether separate vehicles were being prepared for the blasts. After the i20 and EcoSport cases, it was learned that the suspects were planning to prepare two more similar old vehicles, which would contain explosives and enlarge the target, ANI reported.
Delhi Blast Live Updates: Lal Quila Metro station to remain closed till further notice
DMRC has announced that the Lal Quila Metro station will remain closed till further notice.
"Service Update - Lal Quila Metro Station will remain closed till further notice due to security reasons. All other stations are functional as normal," DMRC posted on X.
Delhi Blast Live Updates: DNA test confirms suspect's identity
A DNA test has confirmed that the man who was behind the steering wheel of the Hyundai i20 during the Delhi blast was Dr Umar Un Nabi, Delhi Police said on Thursday, according to news agency ANI.
Investigators found that Umar’s leg had been trapped between the steering wheel and the accelerator after the explosion. His identity was reportedly confirmed when DNA samples collected from the site matched those of his mother.
