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November 12, 2025e-Paper
Updated – November 12, 2025 09:30 am IST
Delhi Police personnel and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team investigate the site where the blast occurred in a Hyundai i20 car near the Red Fort Metro station, in New Delhi, on November 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
The death toll in the car explosion near New Delhi’s Red Fort stands at 13, and the investigation has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Initial investigation, as of Tuesday (November 11, 2025), seems to suggest a doctor from Pulwama was likely the sole occupant of the vehicle that exploded on Monday (November 10). The bomb was “premature” as the person was said to be acting in haste due to pressure of police raids that had already led to the arrest of two colleagues. 
The Lal Quila Metro Station will remain closed on Wednesday (November 12) as a precautionary measure, in view of heightened security across the national capital following the explosion. All other stations are functional as normal, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said on social media. 
Also read: Woman doctor arrested in J&K terror module case linked to Delhi car blast
A woman doctor, identified as Shaheen Saeed (40), was arrested from Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday (November 11), a J&K Police source said. This is the eight arrest in the “terror module” case, even as at least 20 others continue to be questioned in the Valley. The Red Fort car explosion was preceded by a 20-day-long probe in J&K linked to two terror outfits including Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
The Delhi Police has been put on high alert and massive checking drives are being carried out across the national capital following the powerful explosion near the Red Fort metro station that claimed 13 lives on Monday (November 10, 2025).
Police personnel, along with paramilitary forces, are deployed in large numbers at all the entry and exit points of Delhi. Vehicles entering and leaving the city are being thoroughly checked as part of the intensified security measures, they said.
Senior police officers are personally supervising the security checks at interstate borders, including Ghazipur, Singhu, Tikri, and Badarpur.
Vehicles are being checked randomly at markets, metro stations, railway terminals and bus stands to ensure that no suspicious movement goes unnoticed.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday (November 11, 2025) handed over the probe into a blast near the Red Fort to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), sources said.
This is a clear indication that the blast, which has so far claimed 13 lives, is being considered by the government as an act of terror, as the NIA is mandated to probe terror cases only.
The Red Fort car explosion was preceded by a 20-day-long probe by the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police to find a “terror module” linked to two terror outfits — Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AguH).
On Tuesday (November 11, 2025), a J&K Police source said that a woman identified as Shaheen Saeed (40) has also been arrested, making her the eighth accused in the “terror module” case. At least 20 others were being questioned in the Valley.
On Dr. Shaheen’s role, a government source said, “It was from her car that we seized an assault rifle. She is a close friend of Dr. Muzamil and she knew her car was being used to ferry explosives.” Dr. Shaheen is a resident of Lucknow.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condoled the loss of lives and injuries in the car explosion near Red Fort in New Delhi and stressed on a full investigation into the incident, his spokesperson said.
“We also, of course, send our condolences to the government and people of India for what has happened there, and that also needs to be fully investigated,” the Secretary General’s Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said at the daily briefing on Tuesday (November 11, 2025).
The death toll in the car explosion near New Delhi’s Red Fort stands at 13, and the investigation has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), as of Wednesday (November 12) morning. 
Initial investigation seems to suggest a doctor from Pulwama was likely the sole occupant of the vehicle that exploded on Monday (November 10). The bomb was “premature” as the person was said to be acting in haste due to pressure of police raids that had already led to the arrest of two colleagues. 
The Lal Quila Metro Station will remain closed on Wednesday (November 12, 2025) as a precautionary measure following the high-intensity blast near the Red Fort on Monday (November 10).
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), in a post on X, said, “Due to security reasons, the Lal Quila Metro Station shall continue to remain closed on November 12. All other stations are functional as normal.” The metro station remained shut for commuters on Tuesday (November 11) as well.
Bearing the effect of the tragic incident and traffic restrictions in the vicinity, the nearby markets wore a deserted look with shopkeepers expressing concern over the loss of business.
Published – November 12, 2025 07:37 am IST
India / Delhi / New Delhi / explosion / police / Prime Minister Narendra Modi / Jammu and Kashmir
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