Preliminary inquiry suggests Red Fort car blast part of larger terror plan

The white Hyundai i20 car that exploded on Netaji Subhash Marg in Delhi near the Red Fort was parked outside a Mosque for nearly two hours before the incident.

The investigations show that the car that exploded, claiming the lives of eight people, including the three occupants, was parked outside the Sunheri Masjid before the incident.

The police managed to piece together the route of the vehicle by obtaining CCTV footage from the



area.

The footage shows the three occupants of the car driving from Daryaganj Market towards the Mosque’s parking lot near the Red Fort at around 4 p.m.

The blast took place at around 6.31 p.m., the police said. The car then took a U-turn near the Old Delhi Railway Station and then headed towards Lower Subhash Marg.

The car slowed down at the traffic signal on Chhata Rail Chowk, and then the explosion occurred, the police said.