Home Minister Amit Shah to Chair High-Level Security Review Meeting Following Car Blast Near Red Fort
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a high-level security review meeting today at Kartavya Bhawan to assess the situation following the car blast near the Red Fort in New Delhi last evening. The meeting will be attended by the Union Home Secretary, Director of the Intelligence Bureau, Delhi Police Commissioner, and Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir will join the meeting virtually.
Soon after the incident security has been tightened in all sensitive areas. Authorities are maintaining heightened vigil as investigations continue to determine the cause and circumstances of the blast and to ensure public safety and restore normalcy.
A blast in a car near Red Fort in Delhi yesterday killed eight people and injured several others. Mr Shah said, teams of the Delhi Police, NIA, NSG and forensics have started the probe and the exact details of the blast would be unearthed soon.
Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha said that a slow-moving vehicle stopped at a red light in the area near Red Fort Metro Station and the explosion occurred in that vehicle. Delhi Police has registered a case under various Sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Explosives Act, and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the situation in the wake of the blast and spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah. Mr Shah visited the site of the car explosion and met the injured at LNJP Hospital, promising a thorough investigation into the blast.
Authorities have released emergency helpline numbers to ensure prompt assistance for citizens in case of any emergency situations. For Delhi Police Emergency: 112, for Delhi Police Control Room: 011-22910010 or 011-22910011, for LNJP Hospital 011-23233400 and Emergency 011-23239249, for Delhi Fire Service: 101, for Ambulance: 102 or 108 and for AIIMS Trauma Center is 011-26594405.
