New Delhi, Nov 21: Keeping a record of buyers and sellers of ammonium nitrate, conducting security audits and tracking radicalised content are among a slew of directions issued by Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena to the city police, days after a blast near the Red Fort claimed 15 lives.

The directions were issued in separate written communications to Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha and Chief Secretary Rajeev Verma on November 19.

Ammonium nitrate was one of the explosives used in the November 10 blast, which was carried out by a “suicide bomber”.

The blast came shortly after an interstate “white-collar” terror module was uncovered with the recovery of around 3,000 kg of explosives, including ammonium nitrate, mainly from Faridabad in Haryana.

Saxena asked police to maintain a digit

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