A high-intensity car explosion occurred near the Red Fort Metro Station (Gate No. 1) in Delhi on the evening of Monday, November 10, 2025, causing multiple casualties and widespread panic.
Key Details of the Incident
Date and Time: Monday, November 10, 2025, around 6:52 PM (IST).
Location: Subhash Marg traffic signal, near Gate No. 1 of the Lal Qila Metro Station, close to the historic Red Fort.
Vehicle: The explosion occurred in a slow-moving Hyundai i20 car that had stopped at a red light.
Casualties: Initial reports confirm at least 10 people were killed, and around 20 to 24 people were injured. The injured were rushed to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital.
Damage: The blast was powerful, causing a fire that quickly spread and damaged several nearby vehicles, including other cars, e-rickshaws, and an auto-rickshaw.
Eyewitnesses reported a “loud explosion” and finding human remains spread across the road.
Investigation and Response
Investigation and Response
Cause: The exact cause of the explosion is still under investigation. Authorities are probing all angles, including the possibility of a terror attack, especially in light of a separate recovery of explosive-making materials in nearby Faridabad shortly before the blast.
Agencies Involved: Teams from the Delhi Police Special Cell, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the National Security Guard (NSG), and the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) immediately reached the site for a thorough probe.
High Alert: A high alert was sounded across the National Capital Territory (NCT) and other states, including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Official Statements:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the blast site and the injured in the hospital. He confirmed that the incident was being investigated from all angles and that CCTV footage was being analyzed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the situation and offered his condolences to the families of the deceased.
Detention: Delhi Police detained the registered owner of the Hyundai i20 car, identified as Md. Salman, from Gurugram. He informed police that he had sold the car to someone in Okhla, and the vehicle had reportedly changed hands multiple times, with one link reportedly traced to an individual in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.
The situation remains under intense investigation by top security and intelligence agencies.
This was no ordinary explosion, but a car bomb explosion that reduced the area to devastation in seconds. A bright light flashed with a loud noise, and then flames engulfed the surrounding area. Vehicles suddenly stopped, people ran for their lives, and the sky was covered in thick black smoke.
An eyewitness recalled the horrific moment, saying, “I saw a delivery boy burning alive in the blast. The police sent several people to the trauma center.” By the time the fire was brought under control, at least eight people had died and many others were injured. The explosion was so powerful that it shattered nearby vehicles and created an atmosphere of fear throughout the city.
According to police sources, the blast originated from a moving white Hyundai i20 car that had slowed down at the Red Fort traffic signal. Forensic teams and the bomb disposal squad recovered fragments of the car’s body and its number plate, which proved to be the first crucial clue in the investigation. Based on this number, police arrived in Gurugram, where the car was registered in the name of Mohammad Salman. Police immediately detained him for questioning. He revealed that he had sold the car about a year and a half ago to a man named Devendra, a resident of Okhla, Delhi. He also handed over all the sale documents to the police.
As the investigation progressed, another layer of evidence emerged. Devendra later sold the same i20 car to Nadeem, a resident of Ambala, Haryana. Ambala police are also now investigating the case.
