Delhi Blast LIVE Updates: Red Fort to remain shut for 2 days more; Amit Shah vows ‘strictest punishment possible'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that clearly, it was a terrorist attack and said that the US is aware of the potential that it has to become something broader. Rubio added that they are going to wait and see what India's investigation reveals. READ MORE

The government on Thursday ordered a forensic audit of all records of the Al Falah University, which is under the scanner following the Delhi blast, besides asking the ED and other financial investigative agencies to check the money trail of the Haryana-based institution, PTI reported, citing sources

Strongly condemning "terrorism in all its forms and manifestations," Iran on Thursday expressed deepest sympathy to the families of the victims of the car blast near Red Fort area

Al-Falah University has come under scrutiny after it was revealed that the primary suspect Dr Umer, was linked to the institute. Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui is the director of Al Falah University, which is located in a village in Faridabad. Read here

A college professor and medical student, both from Jammu and Kashmir, were detained in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur and Kanpur, respectively, in connection with the November 10 Delhi blast, officials said on Thursday.

Ram Balak, father of an autorickshaw driver, lost his sole son and the only earning member of the family on Monday in the deadly blast near Red Fort. "How will I survive now?" he said, staring blankly at a survivors gathering on Thursday, reported PTI

Al-Falah University in Faridabad has become the epicenter of a major terror investigation after it was revealed that the blast's primary suspect, Dr Umer was a faculty member at the institute.

The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) has suspended the membership of Al Falah University. Earlier in the day, the NAAC issued show-cause notice to the university for falsely claiming accreditation amid scrutiny following the Red Fort blast.

Of the 13 dead in the Monday blast, only eight have been identified, as the remaining came dismembered. According to an official speaking to PTI, the hospital's emergency ward currently has 12 patients — six in the isolation ward, four in the ICU, four in the neurosurgery unit, and one in the trauma centre.

Delhi's Red Fort will remain shut for two more days, till 15 November, amid ongoing probe into the deadly blast that killed at least 13 people

Several of those injured in the Red Fort blast are suffering from hearing problems and pain in ear, doctors have said. Of the 13 dead in the Monday blast, only eight have been identified, as the remaining came dismembered.

A team of Uttar Pradesh ATS arrived at the Integral University to probe about Doctor Parvez Ansari, who is one of the people arrested for alleged links to the Delhi terror attack

Al-Falah University – a private institute in Faridabad – is at the center of the Delhi blast probe after diaries and notebooks containing codes and cryptic dates by suspects Dr Umar Mohammad and Dr Muzammil Ganaie, were seized. Read here

Shops at Delhi's Old Lajpat Rai market, and in areas around Red Fort were seen closed as investigations into the deadly blast that killed at least 13 people continues. Here's a glimpse

Fresh CCTV footage of Dr Umar has emerged, showing the prime accused, entering the national capital through the Badarpur border in an i20 car. In the footage, Umar was seen arriving at the Badarpur toll plaza, where he stops his vehicle, takes out cash, and hands it to the toll collector.

Delhi's central markets, once buzzing with activity, have turned quiet following the Red Fort blast. With fear still lingering, many outstation buyers are now opting for online orders instead of visiting in person, reported PTI.

Ireland expressed condolences over the terror blast near Delhi's Red Fort on Monday evening. "Heartfelt condolences to the victims and speedy recovery to those injured in the Delhi terror attacks. Terrorism has no place in society. We strongly condemn all forms of terrorism and stand with the Indian people," Ireland's ambassador to India, Kevin Kelly said

Delhi Blast LIVE Updates: Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday, 13 November 2025, condemned the Delhi blast and said that no religion can justify the killing of innocent people with such brutality.

“It is highly condemnable. No religion can justify the killing of innocents with such brutality. Investigation will continue, but we must remember one thing - not every resident of Jammu and Kashmir is a terrorist or associated with terrorists,” said Omar Abdullah, reported the news agency ANI.

Omar Abdullah also highlighted that people who are responsible for this should be punished, but the authorities should keep the innocents out of this.

Newly released CCTV footage from the day of the Delhi blast shows prime suspect Dr. Umar Nabi walking near a mosque close to Ramlila Maidan, according to police on Thursday, according to PTI. The video shows Umar walking straight down a narrow lane, turning his head to the right, at which point the camera captures his face, before continuing on. Investigators suspect he may have visited the mosque shortly before allegedly carrying out the explosion, a senior police official said.

Delhi Police have stepped up their probe into the fatal car explosion near the Red Fort and are on the lookout for a Brezza vehicle believed to be connected to the main suspect, Dr. Umar Un Nabi, officials said Thursday. ANI reported citing police sources that the Brezza has gone missing, while another Red EcoSport, previously seized by Faridabad Police, is also suspected to have links to Dr. Umar.

According to ANI citing police sources, Delhi Police have obtained CCTV footage from around 50 locations showing that blast accused Dr. Umar traveled through multiple parts of the city before arriving near the Red Fort complex on November 10.

Faridabad Police have detained Faheem, the man who parked the red EcoSport in Khandwali, intelligence sources said, according to ANI. Faheem is reportedly a relative of the accused, Dr. Umar Un Nabi.

The number of fatalities from the Red Fort blast earlier this week has increased to 13, after another injured individual passed away at LNJP Hospital, an official confirmed, according to PTI. The deceased has been identified as Bilal.

Intelligence agencies disclosed on Thursday a more extensive terror conspiracy connected to plans for coordinated attacks using multiple vehicles packed with explosives, according to ANI.

Sources indicate that the investigation intensified after it was discovered that the suspects had started modifying an i20 and an EcoSport vehicle for possible use in the attacks. Investigators are now probing whether additional vehicles were being prepared as part of a larger scheme to carry out a series of blasts.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on Thursday that Lal Quila Metro Station will remain closed until further notice due to security concerns, according to ANI. The closure follows increased vigilance and precautionary measures across the national capital in the wake of the recent car blast near the Red Fort.

Candlelight marches were organised on Wednesday in the Kupwara and Ganderbal districts of Jammu and Kashmir to protest the recent Delhi blast that claimed 12 lives, officials said. One of the marches took place at Main Chowk in Handwara, north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, where residents, traders, and members of civil society gathered to condemn the attack. Participants chanted slogans against terrorism and expressed solidarity with the victims of the blast.

DNA testing of samples collected from the Red Fort blast site has confirmed that Dr. Umar Nabi was driving the car that exploded there earlier this week, according to PTI citing sources

The sources added that DNA samples from Umar's mother were collected on Tuesday and sent for examination, where they were analyzed alongside the remains recovered from the blast site. "The DNA results confirm that it was indeed Umar who was driving the fateful vehicle," a source mentioned.

"When the Mumbai blasts took place, the UPA was in power. The Home Minister resigned, taking moral responsibility. Now this happened in the National Capital. A serious security failure took place. Our Union Home Minister says there are no riots or blasts... Now this happened very near to his office. The government should come out with a clear-cut enquiry and they must reveal the real reason to the nation...," Congress leader KC Venugopal said, ANI reported.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday (local time) described the blast which happened in Delhi on Monday evening to 'clearly' be a 'terrorist attack'. He lauded the country's professionalism in handling the investigation, according to ANI.

"He was of a calm nature. He invited us to his wedding. There, we did not see any suspicious persons. The hospital authorities provided him with accommodation. All hospital staff have been questioned, and we will continue to cooperate in the probe. Everyone is disturbed that such an educated person could commit such an act," Dr Babar, a colleague of Dr. Adil Ahmad Rather, who is detained in connection with the Red Fort car blast told ANI.

A National Security Guard (NSG) team, with a sniffer dog, conducted an investigation in Khandawali village, Faridabad, where a red Ford EcoSport was found, according to ANI The vehicle is suspected to be connected to Dr. Umar Un Nabi, the key suspect in the Delhi blast case.

Investigators have traced the radicalisation of a “doctors' module” through two Telegram groups, as per a PTI report. It cited the police saying that these groups included one run by the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) operative Umar bin Khattab in Pakistan.

The Government on 12 November termed the Red Fort blast a “terrorist incident” in a resolution by the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the meeting a two-minute silence was observed for the victims, PTI reported.

“The country has witnessed a heinous terror incident, perpetrated by anti-national forces, through a car explosion near the Red Fort on the evening of 10 November 2025. The explosion resulted in multiple fatalities, and caused injuries to several others. The Cabinet directs that the investigation into the incident be pursued with the utmost urgency and professionalism so that the perpetrators, their collaborators, and their sponsors are identified and brought to justice without delay. The situation continues to be closely monitored at the highest levels of the government,” Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told media.

The website of Al-Falah Medical College, linked to two doctors suspected to be involved in the Delhi blast, has been hacked, sources told Mint.

They added that the hackers used the website to send threatening messages. Further details are awaited.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on November 12 said that the state police have increased patrols amid the Delhi blast, PTI reported.

“Alerts have been sounded in all states following the blast. Inspections and checks have been increased everywhere, including Goa. We have taken precautionary measures to maintain law and order,” he stated.

Police officers in Delhi were seen making public safety announcements and security reminders using loudspeakers amid heightened alert in the national capital following the terror attack on November 10.

The announcements included police urging residents to stay vigilant and to report any suspicious object or activity, near sensitive locations, such as the Parliament, Connaught Place, and railway stations.

One of the deceased, identified as Mohammad Jumman (35), was an erickshaw driver and the sole breadwinner of his family, as per a PTI report.

Jumman's grieving sister Najma told the agency, “Only his torso was recovered... we identified him by the clothes he was wearing that day. My brother's e-rickshaw was GPS enabled. The last location of his vehicle was near Red Fort. So we went there but came to know that he had died. There was no head, no hands, no feet. We identified his torso through the clothes on it.”

He is survied by his mother, a differently abled wife and three small children, she added. “Who will look after them? My sister-in-law cannot even go out and do a job. His children are so young. We have not heard anything from the government. They should take care of the education of his children,” she said.

The Union Cabinet on November 12 passed a resolution condemning the Delhi blast.

"The country has witnessed a heinous terrorist incident perpetrated by anti-national forces through a car explosion near Red Fort on 10th November... The Cabinet directs that the investigation into the incident be pursued with utmost urgency and professionalism, so that the perpetrators, their collaborators and their sponsors are identified and brought to justice without delay...." Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

Eight of those killed in the Delhi blast have been identified, as families grappled with their loss, PTI reported, citing police sources.

“A total of eight bodies have been identified so far, while the remaining four have been preserved for DNA testing. The bodies will be handed over to their family members after the test results are confirmed,” a police officer told the agency.

The deceased who have been identified as: Amar Kataria (35), Mohammad Jumman (35), Ashok Kumar (34), Mohsin Malik (35), Dinesh Kumar Mishra (35), Lokesh Kumar Agrawal (52), Pankaj Saini (23) and Mohammad Nauman (19).

Domestic carrier IndiGo received bomb threats for five airports — Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram, in the afternoon on November 12, PTI reported, citing sources.

The message claimed that the five airports will be attacked within 24 hours and the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) swung into action. It later declared the threat as “non-specific”, the sources added.

As part of its investigation into the Delhi blast, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to visit Al-Falah Medical College in Faridabad's Dhouj, ANI reported.

More than 40 samples have been collected from the Red Fort blast site by the Delhi Forensic Science Laboratory, according to a PTI report. The samples include materials including the mangled remains of the vehicle, metal debris, and body parts, it added.

A source told the agency that a special team of experts have been formed to investigate the samples and identify the nature of explosives used.

Police have reportedly recovered the red Ford EcoSport, thought to be linked to prime suspect, Dr Umar Un Nabi, in the Delhi blast case. It was found parked near Khandawali village, ANI reported, citing a source from Faridabad Police.

ANI reported Delhi Red Fort blast accused Dr Umar Nabi's movements before the incident occurred on November 10, 2025.

Delhi fire brigade received call on November 12 about a bomb at Delhi airport's Terminal 3, which police said has been ruled as a hoax after investigation.

Further, IndiGo Airlines and Air India also received bomb threats on November 12, triggering heightened security measures at major airports across India just days after an explosion in the national capital.

Major airports in India are on high alert on November 12 after the Delhi fire brigade received a call at 4 pm today about a bomb being found at Delhi Airport Terminal 3. IndiGo Airlines also received an email on its grievance portal warning about bomb threats to several airports, including Delhi, Chennai, and Goa.

According to Delhi police, investigation found the call turned out to be a hoax. “Following the information, precautionary checks have been conducted at all locations,” they added.

As per a PTI report citing a Delhi police officer, investigators are looking into what accused Umar Nabi did during his three-hour halt at a parking lot before he moved towards the Red Fort.

"He was constantly tracking updates about those arrested in the Faridabad module. We are also trying to verify if he was communicating with his handlers using a signal phone," an officer said.

The Delhi police has on November 12 picked up close to 12 other suspects related either directly or indirectly to the arrested individuals for investigation, sources from the force told ANI.

The source added that this is the first set of suspects rounded up by Delhi Police after the Delhi blast. All the suspects are being questioned by multiple agencies, it added.

Eight people have been arrested in relation to the Delhi blast. Of these, seven are from Kashmir. They arrested have been identified as:

• Arif Nisar Dar alias Sahil, Yasir-ul-Ashraf and Maqsood Ahmad Dar alias Shahid from Nowgam in Srinagar;
• Maulvi Irfan Ahmad from Shopian;
• Zameer Ahmad Ahanger alias Mutlasha from Wakura area of Ganderbal;
• Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie alias Musaib from Koil area of Pulwama, and
• Dr Adeel from Wanpora area of Kulgam.
• Dr Shaheen Sayeed is from Lucknow.