Delhi blast: Police on high alert for suspect’s second car, PM Modi visits injured at LNJP Hospital, │10 points

Multiple states, cities and religious locations in India have heightened security measures after a high-intensity car explosion shook Delhi on November 10. The blast near the iconic Red Fort in the national capital’s old sector around 7 pm on Monday near the Subhash Marg traffic signal, claimed at least 13 lives.

The car in question was identified by Union Home Minister Amit Shah as a Hyundai i20, and he told reporters that “all possibilities” are being looked into for the investigation. A number of agencies, including the National Investigative Agency (NIA), National Security Guard (NSG) and Intelligence Bureau (IB), have swept into action to determine the motive and perpetrators.

PM Modi visits Delhi blast victims

On November 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the LNJP Hospital in Delhi, to meet those injured in the car blast. Officials said that the prime minister travelled directly to the hospital after landing from Bhutan. He reportedly met and interacted with the injured and wished them a speedy recovery.

Modi was also briefed by officials and doctors at the hospital.

Watch: Police presence outside LNJP Hospital amid security alert in Delhi

Meanwhile, in its latest update, the Delhi police has alerted all police stations, police posts, and border checkpoints in the national capital to look out and search for a red colour Ford Eco Sport car.

This comes after investigation revealed that the suspects had another car in addition to the Hyundai i20. Five Delhi Police teams are searching for the car, it added. Further, police in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have also been alerted about the same.

• The university in a statement condoled the deaths and distanced itself from the doctors. The Al Falah University on November 12 said it had no connection with the two arrested doctors and key suspects in the Delhi blast, apart from the work they did in their official capacity.
• In an official statement, the Faridabad-based private university in Faridabad today distanced itself from the two arrested doctors and key suspects in the Delhi Red Fort car blast. Dr Bhupinder Kaur Anand, vice-chancellor of the university condoled the deaths, and the statement said, “We wish to make it clear that the university has no connection with the said persons apart from them being working in their official capacities with the university. Moreover, the university is extending its full cooperation to the concerned investigating authorities to enable them to arrive at a logical, fair, and conclusive determination in the matter pertaining to national security,” it added.
• Meanwhile, Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) OP Singh today said the state is operating on high alert, with thousands of police personnel on deployment. He added that the response involves exhaustive checks of suspected hideouts, parking areas, unclaimed vehicles and luggage, as well as other standard security protocols to prevent any further incidents.

(With inputs from Agencies)