After the Centre decided to hand over the probe into the explosion in a car near Red Fort , which killed at least 9 people and injured several others, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday directed officials to submit a report at the earliest and asked forensic experts to match the samples collected from the bodies in the car.

The decision to hand over the probe to the NIA was taken after two back-to-back high-level security review meetings chaired by Shah at his residence.

“The MHA has issued orders for handing over the investigation of the car blast case to the NIA. The NIA, which has been associated with the local police since Monday, has started the process of formally taking over the case,” a NIA spokesperson said.

According to a N

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