Delhi Red Fort blast live updates: Dr Umar in focus, CCTV clips surface; agencies huddle as cause remains unknown

DElhi red river fort up blare unrecorded updates: A blare in a car near the Red Fort metro station in Delhi on Monday evening killed at least 13 people and injured 21 people, according to officials. The government has ordered the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe the blast. With the investigation underway, authorities have closed the historic Red Fort to visitors for the next three days. Furthermore, DMRC has also closed the Lal Qila Metro station on the violet line for security reasons.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Bhutan, has stated that the perpetrators of the blast will not be spared. PM Modi's remarks echo a similar sentiment expressed by defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday.Car blast rocks DelhiEyewitnesses, shopkeepers, and those nearby the scene of the blast shared that the explosion was of high intensity, causing windows to shatter and buildings to tremble.As per Delhi Police, a slow-moving vehicle stopped at a red light near Red Fort minutes before the explosion. "At around 6.52 PM, a slow-moving vehicle stopped at the red light. An explosion happened in that vehicle, and due to the explosion, nearby vehicles were also damaged,” Delhi police commissioner Satish Golcha said.In his first remarks since the blast, union home minister Amit Shah stated that the blast occurred in an i20 car. "This evening, around 7 pm, a blast occurred in a Hyundai i20 car at the Subhash Marg traffic signal near the Red Fort in Delhi. The blast injured some pedestrians and damaged some vehicles. Preliminary reports indicate that some people have lost their lives," said Shah, adding that all angles related to the blast are being probed by teams from Delhi Police, NIA, NSG, and forensic services.Teams from the National Security Guard (NSG), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the forensic department reached the site of the explosion to assess the situation and ascertain the cause of the blast. As the investigation continues, police have detained two men, who are said to have been the previous owners of the i20 car.Delhi blast | What we know about the Red Fort car blast - A Hyundai i20 car is believed to have triggered Monday’s deadly blast near the Red Fort and was parked for nearly two hours at a lot adjacent to the monument before it exploded while moving slowly on Netaji Subhash Marg, investigators familiar with the initial probe said on Monday.Police used CCTV footage to trace the car’s movement in the final few hours in the build-up to the deadly explosion. They said the footage shows the car, with three occupants, heading from the Daryaganj Market towards the Sunehri Masjid parking lot beside the Red Fort on Shantivan Marg around 4pm.The car bore a Haryana registration number and was last registered to a man in Gurugram, but had changed hands several times in recent weeks, another investigator said.As the investigation continues, the Red Fort has been closed for visitors for the next three days. Furthermore, DMRC has closed the Lal Quila metro station due to security reasons as well.Speaking to HT, police officials have stated that the suspected driver of the i20 car had links to a Kashmir-based doctor who was tied to the terror module busted in Faridabad on Monday.