Delhi blast: Police on high alert for suspect's second car, PM Modi visits injured at LNJP Hospital │10 points

Multiple states, cities and religious locations in India have heightened security measures after a high-intensity car explosion shook Delhi on 10 November. The blast near the iconic Red Fort in the national capital's old sector around 7 PM on Monday, close to the Subhash Marg traffic signal, claimed at least 13 lives.

The car in question was identified by Union Home Minister Amit Shah as a Hyundai i20, and he told the media that “all possibilities” are being looked into for the investigation. A number of agencies, including the National Investigative Agency (NIA), National Security Guard (NSG) and Intelligence Bureau (IB), have swept into action to determine the motive and apprehend the perpetrators.

PM Modi visits Delhi blast victims

On 12 November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the LNJP Hospital in Delhi to meet those injured in the car blast. Officials said that the prime minister travelled directly to the hospital after landing from Bhutan. He reportedly met and interacted with the injured and wished them a speedy recovery.

Modi was also briefed by officials and doctors at the hospital.

Watch: Police presence outside LNJP Hospital amid security alert in Delhi

Meanwhile, in its latest update, the Delhi Police has alerted all police stations, police posts, and border checkpoints in the national capital to be on the lookout for a red Ford EcoSport car.

This comes after an investigation revealed that the suspects had another car in addition to the Hyundai i20. Five Delhi Police teams are searching for the car, it added. Further, police in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have also been alerted about the same.

Red Fort blast: Here are the top 10 updates so far

• The Delhi Police's Kotwali police station has registered a case under Sections 16 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Explosives Act. Various relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) have also been applied.
• According to the initial probe, the blast might have occurred near the Lal Qila (as the Red Fort is also known), by “accident” while a crude device was being hastily assembled during transport. Officials told PTI the possibility is being explored after an inter-state terror module was busted.
• According to a PTI report, the capital is on high alert, with heavy police personnel and paramilitary forces deployed at the city's entry and exit points. Further, all vehicles entering and leaving the city are being thoroughly checked as part of the intensified security measures.

• Umar Nabi, a doctor from Pulwama in Kashmir, has been identified as the driver of the car by investigating officers. Nabi allegedly had links to the busted terror module that spanned from Kashmir to Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
• The “white collar” terror module, comprising eight individuals — including three doctors — was busted and 2,900 kg of explosives were seized, a day before the Delhi blast in Faridabad, in the neighbouring Haryana state. It has been found to have links to the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
• The arrests were made on 10 November, when doctors Muzammil Ganaie and Shaheen Sayeed, affiliated with Faridabad's Al-Falah University, were nabbed and 360 kg of ammonium nitrate was recovered.
• Dr Ganaie conducted multiple reconnaissances of the Red Fort area in January this year, PTI reported, citing data from police analysing his mobile phone. Investigators told the agency they are analysing Dr Ganaie's communications and digital footprint to map out the module's activities and the source of the explosives.

• The Al Falah University in a statement condoled the deaths and distanced itself from the doctors. The university on 12 November said it had no connection with the two arrested doctors and key suspects in the Delhi blast, apart from the work they did in their official capacity.
• Dr Bhupinder Kaur Anand, vice-chancellor of the university, condoled the deaths. “We wish to make it clear that the university has no connection with the said persons apart from them being working in their official capacities with the university. Moreover, the university is extending its full cooperation to the concerned investigating authorities to enable them to arrive at a logical, fair, and conclusive determination in the matter pertaining to national security," it added in the statement.
• Meanwhile, Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) OP Singh stated that the state is on high alert, with thousands of police personnel deployed. He added that the response involves exhaustive checks of suspected hideouts, parking areas, unclaimed vehicles and luggage, as well as other standard security protocols to prevent any further incidents.

(With inputs from agencies)