Delhi car blast: India won't spare those responsible for Red Fort explosion, says PM Modi

New Delhi: India will ensure that those responsible for the Red Fort blast are brought to justice, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a day after a suspected suicide bomber triggered a high-intensity car explosion in the national capital and killed at least 12 people and injured more than 20. The case has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency, the central counter-terrorism law enforcement agency.

The PM, who is on an official visit to Bhutan, said on Tuesday, “I was in touch with all the agencies investigating this incident throughout last night. Our agencies will get to the bottom of this conspiracy. The conspirators behind this will not be spared. All those responsible will be brought to justice.” Expressing his anguish over the incident, the prime minister said, “I have come here with a heavy heart.”

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“The horrifying event in Delhi yesterday evening has distressed everybody’s mind. I understand the pain of the affected families. The whole nation is standing with them,” the PM said.

Rajnath says swift probe underway, findings will soon be made public


Echoing the PM’s words, defence minister Rajnath Singh vowed to bring perpetrators of the blast to justice and said investigative agencies are conducting a swift and thorough inquiry, the findings of which will soon be made public. “I want to firmly assure the nation that those responsible for this tragedy will be brought to justice and will not be spared under any circumstances,” he said.

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Amit Shah orders manhunt for culprits

Home minister Amit Shah, who visited the blast site near the Red Fort metro station and met those injured in the incident, held several review meetings with senior officials and ordered a manhunt for the culprits. “Instructed them to hunt down each and every culprit behind this incident. Everyone involved in this act will face the full wrath of our agencies,” he said in a post on X.

Agencies are probing the role of a network of terrorists linked to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed, which includes doctors and other professionals from Kashmir, in orchestrating the blast.

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The King of Bhutan on Tuesday led a prayer, with thousands of Bhutanese, for the victims of the Red Fort blast at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu. The Bhutanese leadership conveyed its heartfelt condolences to