Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha confirmed that there were occupants in the vehicle when the explosion occurred. A high alert has been sounded across the capital, with security tightened at border points and vehicle checking intensified

A high-intensity explosion in a car near the Red Fort on Monday evening killed at least eight people and injured 24 others, gutting several vehicles and triggering panic in the busy area. The Delhi Police have detained the car’s owner, Md Salman, in Haryana’s Gurugram as part of the ongoing investigation, news agency PTI reported, quoting officials.

According to the police, the blast occurred around 7 pm in a moving Hyundai i20 car near the Subhash Marg Traffic Signal close to the Red Fort Metro Station. The explosion was so powerful that flame

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