‘Won’t dare to even think': Amit Shah's strictest punishment warning to Delhi blast perpetrators

Shah said the government would ensure that “the strictest punishment” was imposed on the perpetrators after every link in the chain was established

Updated on: Nov 14, 2025, 24:36:47 IST

By Maulik Pathak

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Union home minister on Thursday said the punishment for those involved in the deadly car explosion near Red Fort in Delhi will send a message across the world that no one would dare to carry out such an attack in India again.

Union home minister Amit Shah chairs a high-level security meeting at his residence on Tuesday. (ANI Video Grab)

Shah said the attack was “a cowardly act” and the government would ensure that “the strictest punishment” was imposed on the perpetrators after every link in the chain was established.

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The explosion took place around 6.50 pm near Red Fort after the car slowed down at a red light, killing at least 11 people and leaving 21 injured. The impact of the blast was such that charred body parts were found scattered away from the site. On Thursday, the Union Cabinet condemned the blast as a “heinous terror incident” by “anti-national” forces, and directed investigators to identify and bring to justice “the perpetrators, their collaborators, and their sponsors”.

Speaking at an event in Gujarat through video conference, the home minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve to ensure strict punishment for all those responsible for this terrorist act would definitely be fulfilled.

“The punishment given to the perpetrators of the Delhi terror attack will send a message to the world that no one would even dare to think of such an attack in our country again,” he said.

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Shah said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was working with all agencies to trace every person connected with the procurement of materials, transportation, communication and execution. He said the investigation is being monitored closely and the government’s focus is on filing a charge sheet supported by evidence that meets all legal standards.

“In the last eleven years, the world has accepted India’s fight against terrorism. The country has shown what a strict and sensitive approach means,” he said.

He said cooperation with other countries on intelligence sharing, border security and joint investigation has increased and that India’s work has been accepted globally. He said such incidents could not be viewed in isolation and that the response must reinforce the country’s resolve.

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Maulik Pathak
He is an Ahmedabad-based journalist with more than two decades of experience. His career spans business journalism and general news, with reporting across politics, crime, governance, public policy, business, industry, infrastructure, energy, ports, aviation, the environment, wildlife and social issues. He began his career in feature writing before moving into business journalism, reporting on companies and sectors including energy, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, automobiles and real estate. Over the years, his work expanded to politics, courts, crime, public policy, civic affairs, the environment and wildlife. His reporting has taken him from government offices and courtrooms to factory floors, ports, forests and remote villages, covering stories that range from industrial investments and financial markets to elections, conservation and issues affecting everyday life. While many assignments demand the pace of the daily news cycle, others require sustained reporting over months and years to follow developments beyond the headlines. He started his journalism career with the Asian Age in Ahmedabad in 2002 as a feature writer and sub-editor. Since 2022, he has been working with Hindustan Times. Earlier, he worked with Business Standard, DNA, The Economic Times, Mint and The Times of India. His longest stint was with Mint, where he spent more than eight years reporting across multiple beats. During his career, he has worked in both reporting and editing roles, contributing to page planning, local editions and special editorial projects as newsrooms evolved from print-first operations to digital publishing. Early in his career, he also worked on media and documentary projects with an NGO and as a copywriter at a communications agency before returning to journalism. Away from work, he sometimes makes time for a pair of binoculars, table tennis, cinema and the occasional poem.Read More

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