New Delhi : Security agencies have sounded a high alert in the Delhi following intelligence inputs warning of a possible terror plot by Pakistan-based outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. Sources said specific intelligence inputs indicated that a temple in the Chandni Chowk area could be among potential targets, with terrorists allegedly planning an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in and around sensitive zones, including areas near the Red Fort.
Security has been significantly tightened across religious places and crowded public locations in Old Delhi. Central agencies and Delhi Police are maintaining close coordination, with intensified CCTV surveillance, vehicle checks and deployment of additional personnel at vulnerable points. Bomb disposal squads, dog squads and quick reaction teams have also been placed on standby as a precautionary measure.
The explosion, triggered by an explosives-laden Hyundai i20 near the Red Fort Metro Station, killed at least 12 people and injured over 20 others, while setting multiple nearby vehicles on fire. Investigators later confirmed that ammonium nitrate-based explosives were used in the blast. Probe agencies identified the vehicle’s driver as Umar Mohammad alias Umar Un Nabi, a doctor associated with Al-Falah University in Faridabad. DNA analysis of human remains recovered from the wreckage confirmed his presence inside the vehicle at the time of the explosion.
Blast occurred hours after security agencies recovered nearly 2,900 kg of explosives in Faridabad and arrested key module members, including associates identified as Dr Muzammil and Dr Adil Rather.
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