A bomb blast in car near Gate No.1 of the Red Fort Metro Station in New Delhi has put Punjab on alert. Special DGP Arpit Shukla confirmed to True Scoop that Punjab has been put on alert in the aftermath of bomb blast in New Delhi. The Police forces have been asked to remain vigilant.
After the Delhi blast, special checking were also conducted in Jalandhar. Police are actively monitoring various areas and intersections in Jalandhar city, checking commuters.
Special blockades are being conducted at several intersections and key areas in the city. Patrolling the area and blocking important locations is underway (during the night). Blockades have been set up at multiple points and the locations of these points are being checked.
As investigations continue into the Delhi blast, it has been revealed that the Hyundai i20 car used in the explosion was bought from a second-hand car dealer located in Sector 37 of Faridabad, Haryana.
The blast occurred on Monday evening when a Haryana-registered car, a Hyundai i20, parked near Gate No.1 of the Red Fort Metro Station exploded, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens. High alerts have been issued in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Mumbai, with security around crowded public places and religious sites enhanced.
This incident also came just hours after police busted a terror module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind terror outfits in Faridabad and seized 2,900 kg of explosives and a huge cache of arms and ammunition.
Police also announced that over the past few days, they have arrested two Jammu and Kashmir doctors, Adil Ahmad Rather and Muzammil, who were linked to these terror outfits, which, according to the sources, panicked the module and led to the blast.
As per the sources, the Hyundai i20 was initially owned by Mohammad Salman, who was apprehended on Monday night, and the car changed ownership several times -- it was first sold to Nadeem, then to a second-hand car dealer in Faridabad.
The vehicle was later bought by Aamir, followed by Tariq, who is also suspected to be associated with the Faridabad terror module, and subsequently acquired by Mohammad Umar. Both Aamir and Tariq are also under investigation by authorities.
With Inputs: IANS