SRINAGAR : The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday transferred the investigation into the Red Fort blast to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), official sources confirmed. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

The move signals that the government is treating the explosion, which has so far claimed 12 lives, as a possible act of terrorism, given that the NIA is India’s primary agency for probing terror-related cases.

“The blast case has been handed over to the NIA,” a senior official told NDTV .

The decision came shortly after Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level review of the security situation in the national capital and other parts of the country. Shah has convened another detailed review meeting later in the day.

The Home Minister stat

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